Lok Sabha Question No. 4055 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Promotion of Wind Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4055 ON 13.08.2015

## PROMOTION OF WIND ENERGY

| QUESTION                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | ANSWER                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | MINISTER OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to State:                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| (a) the States in which the Government has implemented production based incentive scheme for the companies engaged in the development of wind energy; (b) whether the Government is contemplating to implement these schemes in Maharashtra also; and (c) if so, the details thereof? | (a) The production based incentive scheme in wind power namely 'Generation Based Incentive (GBI)' is implemented in the entire country and is not specific for any particular state. The developers of all windy states in the country have availed the scheme. The state-wise details are given in Annexure . (b) The GBI scheme has already been implemented in the State of Maharashtra and at present is also open for developers in Maharashtra. (c) A total of 114 wind power projects having capacity of 1658.7 MW have been implemented in Maharashtra under GBI scheme. |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4055

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015

## PROMOTION OF WIND ENERGY

## 4055.  DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

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

- (a) the  States  in  which  the  Government  has  implemented  production  based  incentive scheme for the companies engaged in the development of wind energy;
- (b) whether the Government is contemplating to implement these schemes in Maharashtra also; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  production  based  incentive  scheme  in  wind  power  namely  'Generation  Based Incentive (GBI)' is implemented in the entire country and is not specific for any particular state.  The developers of all windy states in the country have availed the scheme.  The statewise details are given in Annexure .
- (b): The GBI scheme has already been implemented in the State of Maharashtra and at present is also open for developers in Maharashtra.
- (c): A  total  of  114  wind  power  projects  having  capacity  of  1658.7  MW  have  been implemented in Maharashtra under GBI scheme.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4055 FOR 13.08.2015

## State-wise projects registered under GBI Scheme (Status upto 31 st March, 2015)

| S.no   | State          | Projects registered under GBI   | Projects registered under GBI   |
|--------|----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| S.no   | State          | Nos                             | Capacity(MW)                    |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh | 28                              | 634.80                          |
| 2      | Gujarat        | 57                              | 873.00                          |
| 3      | Karnataka      | 22                              | 567.55                          |
| 4      | Madhya Pradesh | 14                              | 114.50                          |
| 5      | Maharashtra    | 114                             | 1658.70                         |
| 6      | Rajasthan      | 77                              | 1317.50                         |
| 7      | Tamil Nadu     | 78                              | 710.43                          |

| Grand Total   | 390   | 5876.48   |
|---------------|-------|-----------|