Lok Sabha Question No. 3001 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Solar Power Plants in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: MUKESH RAJPUT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3001

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2015

## SOLAR POWER PLANTS IN UTTAR PRADESH

## 3001.  SHRI MUKESH RAJPUT:

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up small as well as big solar power plants at large scale in townships and rural areas of the country; and
- (b) if so, the details and locations thereof along with the time by which such plants are likely to be set up, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL & NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): Yes, Madam. Government supports solar power projects small and big both across the country through various schemes. A total capacity of 4878.88 MW has already been installed. The State-wise details are given at Annexure-I.
- (b): A target to achieve a capacity of 1,00,000 MW by 2022 has been set by Government. The State-wise breakup is given at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3001 FOR ANSWER ON 17.12.2015

Commissioning Status of Grid Connected Solar Power Projects

| Commissioning Status of Grid Connected Solar Power Projects   | Commissioning Status of Grid Connected Solar Power Projects   | Commissioning Status of Grid Connected Solar Power Projects   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                       | State/UT                                                      | Total commissioned capacity till 11-12-15 (MW)                |
| 1                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                | 293.74                                                        |
| 2                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                             | 0.265                                                         |
| 3                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                  | 73.18                                                         |
| 4                                                             | Gujarat                                                       | 1024.15                                                       |
| 5                                                             | Haryana                                                       | 12.8                                                          |
| 6                                                             | Jharkhand                                                     | 16                                                            |
| 7                                                             | Karnataka                                                     | 104.22                                                        |
| 8                                                             | Kerala                                                        | 12.025                                                        |
| 9                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                | 678.58                                                        |
| 10                                                            | Maharashtra                                                   | 378.7                                                         |
| 11                                                            | Odisha                                                        | 66.92                                                         |
| 12                                                            | Punjab                                                        | 200.32                                                        |
| 13                                                            | Rajasthan                                                     | 1256.7                                                        |
| 14                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                    | 418.945                                                       |
| 15                                                            | Telangana                                                     | 91.45                                                         |
| 16                                                            | Tripura                                                       | 5                                                             |
| 17                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                 | 211.26                                                        |
| 18                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                   | 5                                                             |
| 19                                                            | West Bengal                                                   | 7.21                                                          |
| 20                                                            | Andaman & Nicobar                                             | 5.1                                                           |
| 21                                                            | Delhi                                                         | 6.712                                                         |
| 22                                                            | Lakshadweep                                                   | 0.75                                                          |
| 23                                                            | Puducherry                                                    | 0.025                                                         |
| 24                                                            | Chandigarh                                                    | 5.041                                                         |
| 25                                                            | Daman & Diu                                                   | 4                                                             |
| 26                                                            | Others                                                        | 0.79                                                          |
|                                                               | TOTAL                                                         | 4878.883                                                      |

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3001 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 17.12.2015

| State/UTs                  | Target for Solar Power   |
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|                            | (Capacity in MW)         |
| Haryana                    | 4142                     |
| Himachal Pradesh           | 776                      |
| Jammu & Kashmir            | 1155                     |
| Punjab                     | 4772                     |
| Rajasthan                  | 5762                     |
| Uttar Pradesh              | 10697                    |
| Uttarakhand                | 900                      |
| Chandigarh                 | 153                      |
| Northern Region            | 31120                    |
| Goa                        | 358                      |
| Gujarat                    | 8020                     |
| Chhattisgarh               | 1783                     |
| Madhya Pradesh             | 5675                     |
| Maharashtra                | 11926                    |
| D. & N. Haveli             | 449                      |
| Daman & Diu                | 199                      |
| Western Region             | 28410                    |
| Andhra Pradesh & Telangana | 9834                     |
| Karnataka                  | 5697                     |
| Kerala                     | 1870                     |
| Tamil Nadu                 | 8884                     |
| Puducherry                 | 246                      |
| Southern Region            | 26531                    |
| Bihar                      | 2493                     |
| Jharkhand                  | 1995                     |
| Orissa                     | 2377                     |
| West Bengal                | 5336                     |
| Sikkim                     | 36                       |
| Eastern Region             | 12237                    |
| Assam                      | 663                      |
| Manipur                    | 105                      |
| Meghalaya                  | 161                      |
| Nagaland                   | 61                       |
| Tripura Arunachal          | 105                      |
| Pradesh                    | 39                       |
| Mizoram                    | 72                       |
| North Eastern Region       | 1205                     |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands  | 27                       |