Lok Sabha Question No. 242 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-25
Subject: Solar Panel under National Solar Mission
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: C.R. CHAUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 242

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.02.2016

## SOLAR PANEL UNDER NATIONAL SOLAR MISSION

## +242. SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) the  details  of  funds  provided  by  the  Government  to  various  states  for  promoting  solar  panels under the National Solar Mission during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the efforts being made by the Government for promoting the said mission;
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government for promoting solar energy in private sector; and
- (d) the details of grants and rebates being provided to private sector in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

## (a): The total funds released under the Solar programme, year wise are given below:

Rs. In Crores

| Year                      |   Solar |
|---------------------------|---------|
| 2012-13                   |  568.64 |
| 2013-14                   |  636.2  |
| 2014-15                   | 1111.28 |
| 2015-16 (till 31/01/2016) | 1930.94 |

(b): In order to expand the use of solar energy in the country, Government has launched several schemes.  The schemes are as under:

- (i) Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects,
- (ii) Scheme for Development of Solar PV Power Plants on Canal Banks/ Canal Tops.
- (iii) Scheme  for  setting  up  300  MW  of  Grid  connected  Solar  PV  Power  Projects  by Defence  Establishments  under  Ministry  of  Defence  and  Para  Military  Forces  with Viability Gap Funding.
- (iv) Implementation  of  scheme  of  setting  up  1000  MW  of  Grid-  Connected  Solar  PV Power Projects by Central Public Sector Undertakings with Viability Gap Funding.
- (v) Implementation of Scheme for setting up of 15000 MW of Grid connected Solar PV Power Projects by NTPC/NVVN.
- (vi) Setting  up  of  2000  MW  Grid  connected  solar  power  with  Viability  Gap  Funding through Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).

(c)&(d): In  order  to  promote  solar  energy,  Government  is  providing  following  promotional incentives:-

- capital and/or interest subsidy,
- tax holiday on the earnings for 10 years,
- generation based incentive,
- accelerated depreciation,
- viability gap funding (VGF),
- financing solar rooftop systems as part of home loan,
- concessional excise and custom duties,
- preferential tariff for power generation from renewables, and
- Foreign Direct Investment up to 100 per cent under the automatic route.

In  addition  power  is  offered  at  lower  tariff  through  schemes  like  bundling  with thermal power and VGF.

Government also provides capital subsidy for setting up of manufacturing units for solar cells and modules and the entire value chain under Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme  (M-SIPS)  programme  of  Department  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology (DeitY).

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## Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 242 to be answered on 25/02/2016

## State-wise break-up of funds released by the Government for setting up Grid Connected  solar power plants in last three years and current year

(all figures are in crore Rs.)

| Sl. No.   | State / UT                                                                     | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|           |                                                                                | 2012-13          | 2013-14          | 2014-15          | 2015-16          |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                 | 15.18            | 13.60            | 146.08           | 3.87             |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh                                                                   | 4.45             | 5.66             | 5.55             | 5.18             |
| 3         | Gujarat                                                                        | 0.00             | 0.00             | 2.75             | 0                |
| 4         | Haryana                                                                        | 7.72             | 9.25             | 11.82            | 9.86             |
| 5         | Jharkhand                                                                      | 11.25            | 14.00            | 29.30            | 18.12            |
| 6         | Karnataka                                                                      | 0.00             | 0.00             | 12.00            | 20               |
| 7         | Kerala                                                                         | 0.00             | 0.00             | 3.60             | 0.25             |
| 8         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                 | 2.93             | 4.81             | 8.29             | 12.68            |
| 9         | Maharashtra                                                                    | 7.12             | 7.78             | 6.62             | 7.68             |
| 10        | Odisha                                                                         | 3.74             | 6.45             | 13.09            | 0                |
| 11        | Punjab                                                                         | 4.35             | 8.93             | 32.35            | 0                |
| 12        | Rajasthan                                                                      | 11.73            | 25.26            | 56.40            | 37.36            |
| 13        | Tamil Nadu                                                                     | 7.52             | 17.00            | 15.40            | 9.88             |
| 14        | Telangana                                                                      | 0.00             | 0.00             | 2.75             | 0                |
| 15        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                  | 4.66             | 4.77             | 17.15            | 3.5              |
| 16        | Uttarakhand                                                                    | 0.22             | 7.64             | 18.25            | 5.72             |
| 17        | West Bengal                                                                    | 0.00             | 0.00             | 6.00             | 0                |
| 18        | Delhi                                                                          | 0.00             | 0.49             | 0.00             | 0                |
| 19        | Meghalaya                                                                      | -                | -                | -                | 0.25             |
| 20        | Arunachal                                                                      | -                | -                | -                | 0.25             |
| 21        | Nagaland                                                                       | -                | -                | -                | 0.25             |
| 22        | Others ( including IREDA, SECI, Solar Power Developers, Channel Partners etc.) | 487.77           | 510.56           | 723.88           |                  |
|           | TOTAL                                                                          | 568.64           | 636.20           | 1111.28          | 1930.94          |

Director (NSM)

## No.30/123/2016/NSM Ministry of New and Renewable Energy National Solar Mission *****

Subject:   Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  242  by  Shri  C.R.Chaudhary regarding 'Solar panel under National Solar Mission' to be answered on 25.02.2016.

Based on the inputs made available and those available in NSM Division, a draft  reply  to  the  above  mentioned  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  242  to  be answered on 25.02.2016 has been attempted and is put up for kind approval.

(Devendra Singh) Under Secretary 19.02.2016