Lok Sabha Question No. 261 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Photovoltaic Power Plants
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY, SURESH KODIKUNNIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION NO. 261

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2015

## PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANTS

## *261.  SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY: SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH::

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

- (a) the number of grid connected solar photovoltaic power plants in the country at present and  the  quantum  of  power  generated  by  these  plants  during  each  of  the  last  three  years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether any study has been undertaken on the plant load factor of photovoltaic power plants in the last one year, if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (c) whether several State Governments have submitted proposals for setting up of solar photovoltaic power projects in their respective States, if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and the action taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

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

(a),(b)&(c):

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY PARTS(a),(b)&(c) OF  THE LOK SABHA

## STARRRED QUESTION NO. 261 DUE FOR ANSWEER ON 17.12.2015

(a): A capacity of 4879 MW of Solar photovoltaic power has been installed in the country  as  on  11.12.2015.  9593.563  Million  Units  have  been  generated  by  solar photovoltaic plants during last three years. State-wise details of power generated by such plants during last three years are given at Annexure-I. (b): Government has not undertaken any study on plant load factor. However, data regarding plant load factor of large solar photovoltaic plants achieved in the projects installed under phase-I, Batch - II of National Solar Mission is collected and it ranges from 16.28% to 21.75%. (c): Yes,  Madam.  State-wise  details  of  sanctioned  solar  photovoltaic  project capacity under various Government of India schemes for grid connected solar power are given at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN PART (A) OF REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 261 FOR ANSWER ON 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 Rajgarh           |     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 |
| Total                      |  1648.63  |  3346.57  |  4597.38  |

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

Source: CEA

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN PART (C) OF REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 261 FOR ANSWER ON 17.12.2015

## STATUS OF GRID CONNECTED SPV ROOFTOP PROJECTS

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs                         |   Proposals received and In Principle approval given (MWp) |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                    |                                                      39.5  |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh                      |                                                       6.2  |
| 3         | Chandigarh                        |                                                      20.5  |
| 4         | Delhi                             |                                                       8    |
| 5         | Gujarat                           |                                                      11.75 |
| 6         | Goa                               |                                                       2    |
| 7         | Jharkhand                         |                                                       5    |
| 8         | Haryana                           |                                                       5    |
| 9         | Kerala                            |                                                      15.28 |
| 10        | Karnataka                         |                                                       0.94 |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh                    |                                                      15    |
| 12        | Manipur                           |                                                       3.4  |
| 13        | Odisha                            |                                                       4    |
| 14        | Puducherry                        |                                                       0.02 |
| 15        | Punjab                            |                                                      25    |
| 16        | Rajasthan                         |                                                       6    |
| 17        | Tamil Nadu                        |                                                     311.74 |
| 18        | Telangana                         |                                                      24    |
| 19        | Uttarakhand                       |                                                      51    |
| 20        | Uttar Pradesh                     |                                                       7    |
| 21        | West Bengal                       |                                                       5.38 |
|           | Subtotal                          |                                                     566.71 |
| 22*       | Solar Energy Corporation of India |                                                     899.6  |
| 23*       | Ministry of Railways              |                                                     502.5  |
| 24*       | Public Sector Undertakings        |                                                     111.87 |
|           | Total                             |                                                    2080.68 |

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## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN PART (C) OF REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 261 FOR ANSWER ON 17.12.2015

## STATUS OF CANAL-TOP/ CANAL-BANK SOLAR POWER PROJECTS

Based on the requests received from various States for allocation of canal-top/ canalbank solar power projects under the 'Pilot-cum-demonstration project for development of grid connected solar PV power plants on canal banks and canal tops', In-Principle approval given for setting up full targeted capacity of 50 MW canal-top and 50 MW canal-bank solar PV power projects, as follows:

## State-wise Allocation of 50 MW Canal-Top Solar PV projects

| Sl. No.   | State          | Implementing Agency in the State                                             | Capacity for which in- principle approval has been given (MW)   |
|-----------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NREDCAP) | 1MW                                                             |
| 2         | Gujarat        | Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL)                                 | 10MW                                                            |
| 3         | Karnataka      | Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Limited (KBJNL)                                    | 10MW                                                            |
| 4         | Kerala         | Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEB)                                | 2MW                                                             |
| 5         | Punjab         | Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA)                                      | 20MW                                                            |
| 6         | Uttarakhand    | Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited                                         | 1MW                                                             |
| 7         | Uttar Pradesh  | Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department                                          | 6MW                                                             |
|           | Total          |                                                                              | 50MW                                                            |

## State-wise Allocation of 50 MW Canal-Bank Solar PV Projects

| Sl. No.   | State          | Implementing Agency in the State                                        | Capacity for which in- principle approval has been given (MW)   |
|-----------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGENCO)           | 5MW                                                             |
| 2         | Gujarat        | Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL)                            | 15MW                                                            |
| 3         | Kerala         | Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEB)                           | 1MW                                                             |
| 4         | Uttarakhand    | Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited                                    | 19MW                                                            |
| 5         | West Bengal    | West Bengal State Electricity Development Corporation Limited (WBSEDCL) | 10MW                                                            |
|           | Total          |                                                                         | 50MW                                                            |

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## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN PART (C) OF REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 261 FOR ANSWER ON 17.12.2015

## STATUS OF ALLOCATION OF SOLAR POWER UNDER THE 3000 MW STATE SPECIFIC BUNDLING SCHEME UNDER NSM PHASE-II, BATCH-II

Based on the requests received from various States for allocation of solar power under the  3000  MW  State  Specific  Bundling  Scheme  under  NSM  Phase-II,  Batch-II,  the following State-wise allocations have been made:

| Sl. No.   | State/ UT       | Total Capacity allotted (MW)   |
|-----------|-----------------|--------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh  | 1,000                          |
| 2         | Jammu & Kashmir | 100                            |
| 3         | Karnataka       | 600                            |
| 4         | Odisha          | 20                             |
| 5         | Rajasthan       | 650                            |
| 6         | Telangana       | 400                            |
| 7         | Uttar Pradesh   | 100                            |
|           | TOTAL           | 2,870                          |

## STATEWISE DETAILS OF ALLOCATION OF POWER UNDER 750 MW VGF SCHEME

| S.No.   | State            |   Capacity (MW) |
|---------|------------------|-----------------|
| 1       | Karnataka        |              10 |
| 2       | Madhya Pradesh   |             100 |
| 3       | Odisha           |              70 |
| 4       | Bihar            |              10 |
| 5       | Chattisgarh      |              70 |
| 6       | Goa              |              25 |
| 7       | Maharashtra      |              50 |
| 8       | Rajasthan        |             115 |
| 9       | Assam            |              20 |
| 10      | Delhi            |              60 |
| 11      | Haryana          |              80 |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh |              20 |
| 13      | Jharkhand        |              10 |
| 14      | Punjab           |              30 |
| 15      | Tamil Nadu       |              10 |
|         | Total            |             680 |

Remaining capacity not coming up