Lok Sabha Question No. 1337 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-03
Subject: Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Panels
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Richard Hay, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, JAGDAMBIKA PAL, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI, T. RADHAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1337

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.03.2016

## GRID CONNECTED ROOFTOP SOLAR PANELS

## 1337.  PROF. RICHARD HAY:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a) whether  out  of  total  installed  solar  capacity  at  4684  MW,  only  525  MW  comes  from installed rooftop capacity, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  its  financial  assistance  to  set  up  grid connected rooftop solar panels, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  subsidy  will  only  be  available  for  home  owners,  Government  and  private schools and hospitals, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the estimated power to be generated after increase in subsidy; and
- (e) the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  government  including  involvement  of  private sector to achieve the target of generating 100000 MW of electricity from solar panels by 2022?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): No,  Madam.  So  far  about  166  MWp  grid  connected  solar  rooftop  projects  have  been installed in the country. The State-wise details are given in Annexure.
- (b): The  Government  has  approved  subsidy  upto  30%  of  benchmark  cost  for  the  general category States and upto 70% of benchmark cost for special category States i.e., North Eastern States including Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
- (c): The  subsidy  is  available  for  home  owners,  private  schools  and  hospitals.  There  is  no subsidy for Government sector, commercial and industrial establishments in the private sector.
- (d): About 4200 MWp is expected to be generated with the Government subsidy.

- (e): The steps taken by the Government to promote the power from the solar energy are:
- i. Subsidy for grid connected rooftop solar systems, solar pumping systems and other offgrid solar applications.
- ii. Provision  of  Concessional  Import  duty/Excise  duty  exemption  for  setting  up  of  solar power plants, accelerated depreciation and tax holiday.
- iii.  Generation based incentive, viability gap funding and facility for bundled power for Grid Connected Solar Power Projects through various interventions announced from time to time.
- iv.  Provision for 8% Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) for solar power in the amended Tariff Policy.
- v. Financial support in the form of generation based incentives and viability gap funding for renewable power projects.
- vi.  Concessional loans from Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency.
- vii.  Loans under Priority Sector Lending upto Rs. 15 crore for renewable energy projects.
- viii. Bank loans as a part of home loan/ home improvement loan for rooftop solar systems.

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Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question NO. 1337 for 03.03.2016

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs                          |   Total Achievement (inMWP) |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                       4.071 |
| 2         | Bihar                              |                       0.1   |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh                       |                      17.08  |
| 4         | Chandigarh                         |                       6.225 |
| 5         | Delhi                              |                      11.438 |
| 6         | Gujarat                            |                      23.415 |
| 7         | Jharkhand                          |                       0.186 |
| 8         | J&K                                |                       1     |
| 9         | Haryana                            |                       3.538 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh                   |                       0.201 |
| 11        | Kerala                             |                       1.02  |
| 12        | Karnataka                          |                       9.451 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                       0.6   |
| 14        | Maharashtra                        |                       6.844 |
| 15        | Odisha                             |                       0.86  |
| 16        | Punjab                             |                      26.188 |
| 17        | Rajasthan                          |                       5.882 |
| 18        | Tamil Nadu                         |                      13.198 |
| 19        | Telangana                          |                       8.963 |
| 20        | Uttarakhand                        |                       7.945 |
| 21        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                       3.715 |
| 22        | West Bengal                        |                       1.192 |
|           | Sub total                          |                     153.212 |
| 23        | Solar Energy Corporation of India* |                      39.274 |
| 24        | Ministry of Railways               |                       1.5   |
| 25        | PSUs                               |                      11.365 |
|           | Total                              |                     166.077 |

*State-wise breakup of projects commissioned by SECI is included in the row 1 to 22 above.