Lok Sabha Question No. 154 (STARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Single Window Clearance Agency
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE, RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION NO. 154

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

## SINGLE WINDOW CLEARANCE AGENCY

## *154.  SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO:

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

- (a) the quantum  of power/energy produced from various renewable sources vis-a-vis conventional sources of energy produced in the country;
- (b) whether the Government has chalked out a plan to promote and develop renewable energy projects on a massive scale to provide 24×7 power to all the villages across the country, if so, the details  thereof  including  the  road  map  drawn  for  the  purpose  and  the  target  fixed  for  power generation during the 12th Five Year Plan;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up a single window agency for speedy clearance of renewable energy projects in the States and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has provided adequate subsidy under various schemes to support new and renewable energy projects in the States and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the status of renewable energy projects launched during the last three years and the current year including the proposals received from various States for setting up of new and renewable energy projects and their present status?

## ANSWER

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

(a),(b),(c),(d)&(e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a),(b),(c),(d)&(e) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 154* for answer on 30.07.2015 regarding Single Window Clearance Agency

(a): A total of about 1110 billion units of electricity was produced in the country during the year 2014-15 which included 61.78 billion units from various renewable energy sources.

(b): The Government  of  India  has  taken  a  joint  initiative  with  respective  State  Governments  for preparation  of  State  specific  documents  for  providing  24  x  7  power  supply  to  all  households/homes, industrial  &  commercial consumers and adequate supply of power to  Agricultural consumers as per state policy. To begin with, 24 x 7 Power For All (PFA) documents have been prepared for the states of Rajasthan &  Andhra  Pradesh.  State  specific  documents  for  the  states  of  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Bihar,  Goa, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Telangana, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh have been taken up for preparation of State specific documents for 24X7 PFA. The document for Uttarakhand has been finalized and is expected to be signed shortly. The documents for Goa and Bihar are also under final stage of completion. Eight more states  namely  Assam,  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Haryana,  Jharkhand,  Maharashtra,  Meghalaya,  Odisha,  and Telengana are expected to be completed by August 2015. The target for completion of the documents for all states / UTs is December 2015.

Further, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has proposed 175 GW power capacity from various renewable energy sources by the year 2022. This includes 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from wind, 10 GW from bio-power and 5 GW from small hydro power. In addition, MNRE will also be promoting decentralized renewable systems for basic energy needs of cooking, household lighting and motive power uses.

(c): Power  sector  falls  under  the  concurrent  list  of  constitution  of  India.  Hence,  the  role  of  Union Government is advisory in nature. The State Governments are clearing various renewable energy projects in their respective states as per their State policies. States of Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have taken initiatives for setting up of single window clearance for renewable energy projects.

(d): The  details  of  Central  Finance  Assistance/Subsidy  provided  by  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable Energy under various schemes to support new and renewable energy projects in different states are given in Annexure-I. State-wise details of Central Financial Assistance (CFA) released for promotion of renewable energy in the country during 2014-15 is given at Annexure-II. Financial Assistance has been released to all States/UTs as per Annual Budget provisions.

(e): The proposals for setting up of renewable energy projects are received in MNRE for sanction of the eligible  Central  Financial  Assistance  (CFA)  under  various  schemes  and  programmes.  Such  proposals  are received  on  a  regular  basis  and  those  found  complete  in  all  respects  as  per  guidelines  are  approved  for sanction  of  eligible  CFA.  This  is  done  in  a  time  bound  manner  and  the  process  for  such  approvals  is specified in the schemes. The State-wise details of grid-power capacity added during the last three years and current year from various renewable energy sources is given in Annexure-III.

## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 154* for 30.07.2015 regarding Single Window Clearance Agency

## Subsidy being provided under various renewable energy programmes.

## A.     GRID-INTERACTIVE RENEWABLE POWER PROGRAMMES:

## 1.      Wind Power Projects:

| Generation Based Incentive (GBI)                                     | Rs.0.50 per unit subject to max of Rs.1.00 crore/MW   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS IN:                                           |                                                       |
| Special Category States (NE Region, Sikkim, J&K, HP and Uttarakhand) | Rs.3.00 crore X C^0.646                               |
|  Other States                                                       | Rs.2.50 crore X C^0.646                               |
|  C: Capacity of the project in MW;                                  | ^: raised to the power                                |

## 2.     Solar Power Projects:

| Solar PV Power projects under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) Phase-II, Batch-I of total 750 MW with Viability Gap Funding (VGF) support from National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF).   | Minimum Project Capacity 10MW Maximum Project Capacity 50MW   | VGF support upto 30% of Project Cost limited to Rs.2.50 Cr/MW based on reverse bidding process.   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

## 3.     Small Hydro Power Projects

Support to new SHP projects in State sector:

| Category                       | Above 100 KWand up to 1000KW   | Above1MW-25MW                                    |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Special category and NE States | 75,000 per KW.                 | 7.5 Crores / MWlimited to `20 crore per project. |
| Other States                   | 35,000 per KW.                 | 3.5 Crores / MWlimited to `20 crore per project. |

Support to new SHP project in private / co-operative / joint sector:

| Areas                                                       | Upto25MW                                        |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| NERegion, J &K, H.P. &Uttarakhand (Special Category States) | 1.5 crore/ MWlimited to `5.00 crore per project |
| Other States                                                | 1.0 crore/ MWlimited to `5.00 crore             |

per project

## 4. Biomass Power and Bagasse Cogeneration Projects:

Private / Joint / Cooperative / Public Sector Sugar Mills:

|                                                                                                           | Special Category and NE States                                                                | Other States                                                                                          |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Biomass Power projects                                                                                    | Rs.25 lakh per MW*                                                                            | Rs.20 lakh perMW*                                                                                     |
| Bagasse Co-generation                                                                                     | Rs.18 lakh per MW*                                                                            | Rs.15 lakh perMW*                                                                                     |
| Co-generation projects by cooperative/public sector sugar mills 40 bar &above 60 bar &above 80 bar &above | Rs.40 lakh Rs.50 lakh Rs.60 lakh PerMWof surplus power (maximum support Rs. 6.0 cr / project) | Rs.40 lakh Rs.50 lakh Rs.60 lakh PerMWof surplus power (maximum support of Rs. 6.0 crore per project) |

## 5.            Waste to Energy Projects:

| Type of Waste         | Central Financial Assistance                                 |
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Municipal Solid Waste | Rs.2.00cr./MW, Max. Support 10 Cr. /project.                 |
| Urban Waste           | Rs.2.00cr./MW, Max. Support 5 Cr. /project.                  |
| Industrial waste      | Rs. 0.20cr to Rs. 1.00cr/MW, Max. Support Rs.5.00cr/project. |

## B.     OFF-GRID / DECENTRALIZED RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMMES

|   S.No | Programme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Subsidy                                                                                                                          |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     6. | Family Type Biogas Plants NE Region States including Sikkim (except plain areas of Assam) Plain areas of Assam J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand (excluding Terai region), Nilgiris of Tamil Nadu, Sadar, Kurseong and Kalimpong sub-divisions of Darjeeling, Sunderbans, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and SC & ST (not included in above areas) All Others | Rs.15,000 to Rs.17,000 per plant Rs.10,000 to Rs.11,000 per plant Rs.7,000 to Rs.11,000 per plant Rs.5,500 to Rs.9,000 per plant |
|     7. | Solar Photovoltaic Systems                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  Subsidy of 30% of project cost  For solar light through NABARD, Regional Rural Banks (RRB) and                                |

|     |                                                                                                                                                                                      | other commercial bank 40% subsidy is available.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  8. | Solar Water Heater                                                                                                                                                                   | 60% and 30% of the benchmark cost in special category states and other states respectively. Benchmark cost in the range of Rs. 11,000/sq.m. and 8,000/sq.m for different configuration of systems.                                                                                                                                                             |
|  9. | Concentrating Solar Thermal Technology                                                                                                                                               | 30% of the project cost.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 10. | Small Aero-Generators and Hybrid Systems                                                                                                                                             | Rs.1.00 lakh perKW                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 11. | Micro-hydel plants/ Water mills                                                                                                                                                      |  Rs. 1.25 lakh/kw for Micro- hydelupto 100 kw.  Rs.0.50 lakh per watermill for mechanical application  Rs.1.50 lakh per watermill for electrical application                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 12. | Biomass Gasifier                                                                                                                                                                     |  Rs. 15,000 / kW (with 100% producer gas engine)  Rs. 2,500/kw for duel fuel engine  Rs. 2.0 lakh per 300 kw for Thermal Applications  20% higher CFA for special category states                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 13. | Improved Cookstoves Family sized /domestic cook- stoves/earthen cookstoves Community Cook-stoves for MDM Kitchens, Anganwadis, Tribal / SC / Backward hostels, government and forest | 50% of cost of cook-stoves with maximum ceiling of Rs. 400 for natural draft (including earthen chulhas with metal combustion chambers) and Rs.800 for forced draft - average support taken at Rs. 600/- per cookstove. 50% of cost of cook-stoves with maximum ceiling of Rs. 2500 for natural draft and Rs. 5000 for forced draft type cook-stoves - average |

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 154* for 30.07.2015 regarding Single Window Clearance Agency

## State-wise details of Central Financial Assistance (CFA) released for promotion of renewable energy in the country during 2014-15

| S. No.   | States               |   2014-15 Amt. Released (in Rs. crore) |
|----------|----------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andman & Nikobar     |                                   0.09 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh       |                                   1.86 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh    |                                  15.68 |
| 4.       | Assam                |                                  16.15 |
| 5.       | Bihar                |                                   6.74 |
| 6.       | Chandigarh           |                                  11.32 |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh         |                                  36.09 |
| 8.       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                                   0.03 |
| 9.       | Daman & Diu          |                                   0.03 |
| 10.      | Delhi                |                                  31.54 |
| 11.      | Goa                  |                                   1.22 |
| 12.      | Gujarat              |                                  36.09 |
| 13.      | Haryana              |                                  51.22 |
| 14.      | Himachal Pradesh     |                                  23.99 |
| 15.      | Jammu & Kashmir      |                                  61.79 |
| 16.      | Jharkhand            |                                   7.61 |
| 17.      | Karnataka            |                                  51.41 |
| 18.      | Kerala               |                                  31.93 |
| 19.      | Lakshadweep          |                                   0.00 |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh       |                                  30.26 |
| 21.      | Maharashtra          |                                 229.04 |
| 22.      | Manipur              |                                   1.63 |
| 23.      | Meghalaya            |                                   8.39 |
| 24.      | Mizoram              |                                   8.98 |
| 25.      | Nagaland             |                                   9.90 |
| 26.      | Odisha               |                                  27.92 |
| 27.      | Puducherry           |                                   0.01 |
| 28.      | Punjab               |                                  38.66 |
| 29.      | Rajasthan            |                                 113.30 |
| 30.      | Sikkim               |                                   3.09 |
| 31.      | Tamil Nadu           |                                  52.64 |
| 32.      | Telangana            |                                  98.04 |
| 33.      | Tripura              |                                   1.94 |
| 34.      | Uttar Pradesh        |                                  61.01 |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand          |                                   8.35 |
| 36.      | West Bengal          |                                  17.17 |
|          | Total                |                                1095.09 |

## Annexure-III

## Annexure-III referred to in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 154* for 30.07.2015 regarding Single Window Clearance Agency

State-wise details of renewable power generation capacity addition during the last three years and the current year (as on 30.06.2015)

| S.No.            | State/UT           | SHP             | SHP    | SHP             | Wind Power   | Wind Power   | Wind Power   | Wind Power   | Wind Power   | Bio - Power   | Bio - Power   | Bio - Power   | Bio - Power   | Solar Power    | Solar Power   | Solar Power   | Solar Power   | Solar Power   | Solar Power   | Solar Power   | Solar Power   | Solar Power   |
|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| S.No.            | State/UT           | 2012-13 2013-14 |        | 2014-15 2015-16 | 2012-13      |              | 2013-14      | 2014-15      | 2015-16      | 2012-13       | 2013-14       | 2014-15       | 2015-16       | 2012-13        | 2013-14       | 2014-15       | 2015-16       | 2015-16       | 2015-16       | 2015-16       | 2015-16       | 2015-16       |
| 1                | Andhra Pradesh     | 1.2             | 2 2.2  | 9               |              | 202.1        | 298.50       | 285.2        | 43.70        | 17.50         | 7.50          | 16.5          |               | 1.6            | 108.68        | 126.77        | 5.60          | 5.60          | 5.60          | 5.60          | 5.60          | 5.60          |
| 2                | Arunanchal Pradesh | 24.68           | 0.7    |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               |                | 0.00          | 0.00          |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 3                | Assam              | 3               |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               |                |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 4                | Bihar              | 6.4             |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              | 27.92         |               |               |               |                |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 5                | Chhattisgarh       | 31.75           |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               | 15.00         |               |               |                | 3.10          | 0.50          | 2.68          | 2.68          | 2.68          | 2.68          | 2.68          | 2.68          |
| 6                | Goa                |                 |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               |                |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 7                | Gujarat            |                 | 1      |                 | 208.3        |              | 279.80       | 190.73       | 84.75        | 10.00         | 13.40         | 12.00         |               | 253.01         | 58.50         | 83.65         |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 8                | Haryana            |                 | 1.4    | 2               |              |              |              |              |              | 9.50          |               | 7.00          |               |                | 2.50          | 2.50          |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 9                | Himachal Pradesh   | 60.25 51.00     | 85.01  | 5.00            |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               |                |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 10               | Jammu & Kashmir    | 17.00           | 9      |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               |                |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 11               | Jharkhand          |                 |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               | 12             |               | 0.00          |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 12               | Karnataka          | 81.3 67.90      | 98     | 30.20           | 201.65       | 183.00       | 320.10       | 0.8          |              | 50.00         | 112.00        | 61            |               | 5              | 17.00         | 46.22         | 11.00         | 11.00         | 11.00         | 11.00         | 11.00         | 11.00         |
| 13               | Kerala             | 8.75            | 10.5   |                 |              |              | 0.00         |              | 0.00         |               |               |               |               |                |               | 0.00          |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 14               | Madhya Pradesh     |                 |        |                 | 9.6          | 37.40        |              | 456.3        | 61           | 7.50          | 10.00         | 10            |               | 35.215         | 309.85        | 205.00        | 45.00         | 45.00         | 45.00         | 45.00         | 45.00         | 45.00         |
| 15               | Maharashtra        | 27.50           | 8      |                 | 288.55       | 1074.00      | 350.45       | 4.1          |              | 155.20        | 188.50        | 93            |               | 80             | 149.25        | 82.23         | 12.95         | 12.95         | 12.95         | 12.95         | 12.95         | 12.95         |
| 16               | Manipur            | 18.6            |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               |                |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 17               | Meghalaya          |                 |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               |                |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 18               | Mizoram            |                 |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               |                |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 19               | Nagaland           |                 |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               |                |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 20               | Orissa             | 0.33            | 1      |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               |                | 17.50         | 2.26          | 0.16          | 0.16          | 0.16          | 0.16          | 0.16          | 0.16          |
| 21               | Punjab             |                 | 1.7    | 1.2             |              |              |              |              |              | 34.00         | 16.00         | 1.00          |               |                | 7.52          | 168.75        | 10.00         | 10.00         | 10.00         | 10.00         | 10.00         | 10.00         |
| 22               | Rajasthan          |                 |        |                 | 614          |              | 98.80        | 523.5        | 103.2        | 10.00         | 8.00          | 10.00         |               | 355.25         | 178.95        | 228.85        | 221.60        | 221.60        | 221.60        | 221.60        | 221.60        | 221.60        |
| 23               | Sikkim             |                 |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               |                |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 24               | Tamil Nadu         |                 |        |                 | 174.6        | 107.38       |              | 185.5        | 21.65        | 8.40          | 32.60         | 91            |               | 2              | 81.76         | 54.12         | 5.40          | 5.40          | 5.40          | 5.40          | 5.40          | 5.40          |
| 25               | Telangana          |                 |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               |                |               | 61.25         | 1.50          | 1.50          | 1.50          | 1.50          | 1.50          | 1.50          |
| 26               | Tripura            |                 |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               |                |               | 5.00          |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 27               | Uttar Pradesh      |                 |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              | 132.00        |               | 112           |               | 5              | 3.70          | 42.16         |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 28               | Uttrakhand         | 4               |        | 34.5            |              |              |              |              |              |               | 20.00         |               |               |                |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 29               | West Bengal        |                 |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              | 10.00         |               |               |               |                | 5.00          |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 30               | Andaman & Nicobar  |                 |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               | 5              |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 31               | Chandigarh         |                 |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               |                | 2.00          |               | 0.54          | 0.54          | 0.54          | 0.54          | 0.54          | 0.54          |
| 32 Dadar & Nagar | Haveli             |                 |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               |                |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 33               | Daman & Diu        |                 |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               |                |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 34               | Delhi              |                 |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               | 12.00         | 0.01           | 2.14          | 0.32          | 1.25          | 1.25          | 1.25          | 1.25          | 1.25          | 1.25          |
| 35               | Lakshwadeep        |                 |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               |                |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 36               | Pondicherry        |                 |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               |                |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
|                  | Others             |                 |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               |                |               | 2.50          |               | 37            | 37            | 37            | 37            | 37            |
|                  | Total              | 236.93 171.43   | 251.51 | 46.20           | 1698.8       | 2078.88      | 2311.78      | 319.20       |              | 472.02        | 423.00 413.50 | 12.00         |               | 754.085 947.45 | 1112.07       | 317.68        | 317.68        | 317.68        | 317.68        | 317.68        | 317.68        | 317.68        |
| MW=Mega Watt     |                    |                 |        |                 |              |              |              |              |              |               |               |               |               |                |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |