Lok Sabha Question No. 3088 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Upgradation of Technology in Solar and Wind Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAKESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3088

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2015

## UPGRADATION OF TECHNOLOGY IN SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY

## 3088.  SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  modern  technology  for  power  generation  through  solar  and  wind  energy  is available in the country;
- (b) if so, the year-wise details of generation of power through these alternative sources of energy during the last five years and the current year,  State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether solar and wind energy projects are functioning with optimum capacity through the available technologies, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether foreign assistance is required/ has been sought to promote power generation, through the said sources in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government to bring/ attract foreign investment in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b): Yes, Madam. The year-wise power generation through solar and wind in different States are given in Annexure - A and Annexure - B, respectively.
- (c): The Capacity Utilization Factor (CUF) of solar photovoltaic power plants installed under Phase-I, Batch-II of National Solar Mission is up to 21%, which is quite satisfactory. In the case of wind energy projects, the CUF varies from 20% to 32% depending on wind zones.
- (d): As per Government of India's policies, foreign investment is allowed under automatic route. The Ministry would encourage foreign investment in solar power in order to achieve the target of 100GW by 2022. In wind power, the capacity addition is mainly through private sector investment including foreign investors.  Various fiscal and financial incentives are available to attract the foreign investment in this sector.

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## Annexure-A referred to in reply to Parts (a)&(b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3088 for 17.12.2015

## STATE-WISE DETAILS OF POWER GENERATED FROM SOLAR PLANTS DURING LAST THREE YEARS

(All figures in MU)

| State                       |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |
|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Chandigarh                  |     0     |     0     |     2.23  |
| Delhi                       |     3.677 |     3.286 |     3.184 |
| Haryana                     |     0     |     0     |    10.362 |
| Punjab                      |     1.285 |    51.689 |   129.889 |
| Rajasthan                   |   266.339 |  1052.23  |  1259.18  |
| Uttar Pradesh               |    14.106 |    14.962 |    20.128 |
| Uttarakhand                 |     0     |     5.548 |    11.63  |
| Oil India ltd.              |     0     |     0     |     9.09  |
| NTPC Dadri + FBD + Unchahar |     0     |     6.097 |    22.896 |
| Chhattisgarh                |     2.49  |    11.417 |    12.653 |
| Goa/NTPC Rajgar             |     0     |     0.004 |    62.939 |
| Gujarat                     |  1145.52  |  1369.39  |  1474.56  |
| Madhya Pradesh              |    10.82  |   247.05  |   562.292 |
| Maharashtra                 |    28.607 |   257.424 |   349.32  |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |     0     |     0     |     0.033 |
| Daman &Diu                  |     0     |     0     |     0.15  |
| Andhra Pradesh              |   108.84  |   207.11  |   159.772 |
| Telangana                   |     0     |     0     |   138.125 |
| Karnataka                   |    16.273 |    38.253 |   100.391 |
| Kerala                      |     0     |     0     |     0     |
| Puducherry/NTPC Ramagundam  |     0     |     2.451 |    15.619 |
| Tamil Nadu                  |    25.883 |    38.873 |   158.748 |
| Lakshadweep                 |     0     |     0     |     4.904 |
| Jharkhand                   |     6.813 |     0     |     8.317 |
| Orissa                      |    17.977 |    34.279 |    44.939 |
| West Bengal                 |     0     |     0     |     7.583 |
| NTPC Andman/Talchar         |     0     |     6.505 |    18.79  |
| Assam                       |     0     |     0     |     9.647 |
| Neepco                      |     0     |     0     |     0.984 |
| Total                       |  1648.63  |  3346.57  |  4598.36  |

Note: 1.The data is as per information received from SLDC/Utilities and is provisional

2. The figures for 2012-13 and 2013-14 include data for only some of the utilities which furnished information to CEA

## Annexure - B

## Annexure-B referred to in reply to Parts (a)&(b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3088 for 17.12.2015

State-wise wind power capacity addition during last five years and for the current year:

| State-wise wind power generation capacity addition during the last 5 years ¤t year (in MW)   | State-wise wind power generation capacity addition during the last 5 years ¤t year (in MW)   | State-wise wind power generation capacity addition during the last 5 years ¤t year (in MW)   | State-wise wind power generation capacity addition during the last 5 years ¤t year (in MW)   | State-wise wind power generation capacity addition during the last 5 years ¤t year (in MW)   | State-wise wind power generation capacity addition during the last 5 years ¤t year (in MW)   | State-wise wind power generation capacity addition during the last 5 years ¤t year (in MW)   | State-wise wind power generation capacity addition during the last 5 years ¤t year (in MW)   | State-wise wind power generation capacity addition during the last 5 years ¤t year (in MW)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No                                                                                              | State/UT                                                                                           | 2010- 11                                                                                           | 2011- 12                                                                                           | 2012- 13                                                                                           | 2013- 14                                                                                           | 2014- 15                                                                                           | 2015- 16*                                                                                          | Total                                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                     | 55.4                                                                                               | 54.05                                                                                              | 202.1                                                                                              | 298.5                                                                                              | 285.8                                                                                              | 103                                                                                                | 998.85                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                  | Gujarat                                                                                            | 312.8                                                                                              | 789.85                                                                                             | 208.3                                                                                              | 279.8                                                                                              | 190.7                                                                                              | 231.4                                                                                              | 2012.85                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                          | 254.05                                                                                             | 206.65                                                                                             | 201.65                                                                                             | 183                                                                                                | 319.8                                                                                              | 82.08                                                                                              | 1247.23                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                     | 46.5                                                                                               | 100.5                                                                                              | 9.6                                                                                                | 37.4                                                                                               | 456.6                                                                                              | 177.49                                                                                             | 828.09                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                                        | 239.05                                                                                             | 416.5                                                                                              | 288.55                                                                                             | 1074                                                                                               | 345.6                                                                                              | 192.05                                                                                             | 2555.75                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                                                          | 436.7                                                                                              | 545.65                                                                                             | 615.5                                                                                              | 98.8                                                                                               | 524.1                                                                                              | 469.99                                                                                             | 2690.74                                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                                                         | 997.4                                                                                              | 1083.46                                                                                            | 174.6                                                                                              | 107.38                                                                                             | 185.5                                                                                              | 59.7                                                                                               | 2608.04                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                    | Total                                                                                              | 2341.9                                                                                             | 3196.66                                                                                            | 1700.3                                                                                             | 2078.88                                                                                            | 2308.1                                                                                             | 1315.71                                                                                            | 12941.5 5                                                                                          |

*Tentative up to November 2015