Lok Sabha Question No. 655 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Renewable Energy Purchased By States
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 655

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2015

## RENEWABLE ENERGY PURCHASED BY STATES

## +655. SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI :

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

- (a) whether the Government has  fixed renewable energy purchase targets  for the State Governments;
- (b) if so, the States which have started purchase of renewable energy; and
- (c) the  quantity  purchased  by  them  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current year?

## ANSWER

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

(a),(b)&(c): Under  the  provisions  of  Section  86(1)(e)  of  the  Electricity  Act,  2003  the respective State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) fixes the targets for purchase of renewable energy in the area of distribution licensee in the State. SERCs of all States and UTs  except  Sikkim  have  fixed  the  renewable  purchase  targets.  The  State-wise  year-wise details of renewable purchase targets for last three year is given at annexure-I.

All states and UTs have started purchase of renewable energy. The renewable energy purchased by the obligated entities was 47.61 Billion Units (BUs) in 2012-13, 53.05 BUs in 2013-14 and 61.78 BUs in 2014-15.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure-I referred to in reply to Parts (a),(b)&(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred No. 655 by Shri Sharad Tripathi, regarding 'Renewable Energy Purchased by States' for reply on 23 July 2015.

## State-Wise Renewable Purchase Obligations for last three years

| Sr. No   | State                   | Renewable Purchase Obligation (in %)   | Renewable Purchase Obligation (in %)   | Renewable Purchase Obligation (in %)   |
|----------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Sr. No   | State                   | FY12-13                                | FY13-14                                | FY14-15                                |
| 1        | Gujarat                 | 7.00                                   | 7.00                                   | 8.00                                   |
| 2        | Maharashtra             | 8.00                                   | 9.00                                   | 9.00                                   |
| 3        | Madhya Pradesh          | 4.00                                   | 5.50                                   | 7.00                                   |
| 4        | Goa and UTs             | 3.00                                   | 3.00                                   | 3.30                                   |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh            | 5.75                                   | 6.25                                   | 6.75                                   |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh        | 10.25                                  | 10.25                                  | 10.25                                  |
| 7        | Rajasthan               | 7.10                                   | 8.20                                   | 9.00                                   |
| 8        | Jammu &Kashmir          | 5.00                                   | 5.00                                   | 6.00                                   |
| 9        | Haryana                 | 2.00                                   | 3.00                                   | 3.25                                   |
| 10       | Punjab                  | 2.90                                   | 3.50                                   | 4.00                                   |
| 11       | Uttarakhand             | 5.05                                   | 6.05                                   | 7.08                                   |
| 12       | Delhi                   | 3.40                                   | 4.80                                   | 6.20                                   |
| 13       | Uttar Pradesh           | 6.00                                   | 6.00                                   | 6.00                                   |
| 14       | Andhra Pradesh (United) | 5.00                                   | 5.00                                   | 5.00                                   |
| 15       | Tamil Nadu              | 9.00                                   | 9.00                                   | 11.00                                  |
| 16       | Kerala                  | 3.90                                   | 4.20                                   | 4.50                                   |
| 17       | Karnataka               |                                        |                                        |                                        |
|          | BESCOM, MESCOM & CESC   | 10.25                                  | 10.25                                  | 10.25                                  |
|          | HESCOM &GESCOM          | 7.25                                   | 7.25                                   | 7.25                                   |
| 18       | Orissa                  | 5.50                                   | 6.00                                   | 6.50                                   |
| 19       | Jharkhand               | 4.00                                   | 4.00                                   | 4.00                                   |
| 20       | West Bengal             |                                        | 4.00                                   | 4.50                                   |
| 21       | Bihar                   | 4.00                                   | 4.50                                   | 5.00                                   |
| 22       | Assam                   | 4.20                                   | 5.60                                   | 7.00                                   |
| 23       | Meghalaya               | 1.00                                   | 1.00                                   | 1.00                                   |
| 24       | Manipur                 | 5.00                                   | 5.00                                   | 8.00                                   |
| 25       | Mizoram                 | 7.00                                   | 9.00                                   | 15.00                                  |
| 26       | Arunachal Pradesh       | 4.20                                   | 5.60                                   | 7.00                                   |
| 27       | Nagaland                | 8.00                                   | 8.00                                   | 8.00                                   |
| 28       | Tripura                 | 1.00                                   | 2.00                                   | 2.50                                   |