Lok Sabha Question No. 701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Installation of Solar Rooftop Systems
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 701

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016

## Installation of Solar Rooftop Systems

## 701. Shri OM BIRLA :

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

(a): whether the Government has taken any steps to achieve the target of installing 40GW solar rooftop systems in the country;

- (b): if so, the details thereof;
- (c): the banks with which Government has managed to secure soft loans for implementation of the rooftop systems;
- (d): the investment made in the solar sector during each of the last three  years and the current year;
- (e): whether any provision for subsidy in the production and distribution of solar rooftop projects; and
- (f): if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL , NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY & MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b): Yes Madam.  Government has taken several initiatives to achieve the target of 40GW of solar rooftop systems in the country.  These have been summarized as at Annexure-A.
- (c): World Bank has approved concessional loan of US$500 million, Clean Technology Fund (CTF) loan of US$120 million and CFT grant of US$ 5 million to State Bank of India for the Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Programme.
- (d): Total estimated investment in Solar energy power projects during last three years and current year (assuming an investment of Rs. 6 crore per MW) are given in Annexure-B.
- (e) & (f): No  Madam.    The  Central  programme  provides  financial  support  for  installation  and commissioning of solar rooftop projects.

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ANNEXURE-B STATE-WISE ESTIMATED INVESTMENT IN SOLAR POWER PROJECTS

| YEAR   | YEAR                                      | 2013-14              | 2014-15              | 2015-16              | 2016-17 (as on 30.6.2016)   |
|--------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
| S.No.  | State                                     | Estimated Investment | Estimated Investment | Estimated Investment | Estimated Investment        |
| S.No.  | State                                     | (Rs in Cr)           | (Rs in Cr)           | (Rs in Cr)           | (Rs in Cr)                  |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh                            | 652                  | 761                  | 2611                 | 1836                        |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh                         | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                           |
| 3      | Bihar                                     | 0                    | 0                    | 31                   | 240                         |
| 4      | Chhattisgarh                              | 19                   | 3                    | 516                  | 1                           |
| 5      | Gujarat                                   | 351                  | 502                  | 715                  | 25                          |
| 6      | Haryana                                   | 15                   | 15                   | 16                   | 0                           |
| 7      | Jharkhand                                 | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                           |
| 8      | Karnataka                                 | 102                  | 277                  | 409                  | 47                          |
| 9      | Kerala                                    | 0                    | 0                    | 78                   | 0                           |
| 10     | Madhya Pradesh                            | 1859                 | 1230                 | 1307                 | 84                          |
| 11     | Maharashtra                               | 896                  | 493                  | 150                  | 0                           |
| 12     | Odisha                                    | 105                  | 14                   | 211                  | 0                           |
| 13     | Punjab                                    | 45                   | 1013                 | 1319                 | 694                         |
| 14     | Rajasthan                                 | 1074                 | 1373                 | 1967                 | 148                         |
| 15     | Tamil Nadu                                | 491                  | 325                  | 5515                 | 1234                        |
| 16     | Telangana                                 | 0                    | 368                  | 2165                 | 1608                        |
| 17     | Tripura                                   | 0                    | 30                   | 0                    | 0                           |
| 18     | Uttar Pradesh                             | 22                   | 253                  | 433                  | 0                           |
| 19     | Uttarakhand                               | 0                    | 0                    | 217                  | 0                           |
| 20     | West Bengal                               | 30                   | 0                    | 3                    | 24                          |
| 21     | Andaman & Nicobar                         | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                           |
| 22     | Delhi                                     | 13                   | 2                    | 53                   | 58                          |
| 23     | Lakshadweep                               | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                           |
| 24     | Puducherry                                | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                           |
| 25     | Chandigarh                                | 13                   | 15                   | 14                   | 0                           |
| 26     | Daman & Diu                               | 0                    | 0                    | 24                   | 0                           |
| 27     | J&K                                       | 0                    | 0                    | 6                    | 0                           |
| 28     | Himachal Pradesh                          | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                           |
| 29     | Mizoram                                   | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                           |
| 30     | Others(PSU/channel partner )under Rooftop | 0                    | 0                    | 350                  | 256                         |
|        | Total                                     | 5686                 | 6672                 | 18113                | 6254                        |

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