Lok Sabha Question No. 2021 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: Solar Power Generation Schemes
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: DALPAT SINGH PARASTE, RAVNEET SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2021

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.05.2016

## SOLAR POWER GENERATION SCHEMES

## 2021.  SHRI DALPAT SINGH PARASTE: SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

Will the Minister of New and Renewable Energy be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  solar  power  generation  schemes  being  implemented  by  the  Union Government in various States of the country including Punjab and Madhya Pradesh, Statewise;
- (b) the quantum of solar energy generated in various States during each of the last three years, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Union Government has approved any solar power generation schemes in the States during the said period and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) the details of companies and places/ districts of the States for which approval has been given, State-wise; and
- (e) whether the Union Government has provided any financial assistance to State Governments for promotion of solar energy during the said period and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Government has launched 6 schemes for  Grid Connected solar power for all the States including Punjab and Madhya Pradesh. The details  are given at Annexure-I.
- (b): As per information provided by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), State-wise details of solar energy generated during each of the last three- years are given at Annexure-II.
- (c): The Government has approved the schemes given in reply to point (a) and the details are given at Annexure-I.
- (d): State-wise details of projects sanctioned for States under Solar Parks scheme, Canal Top and Canal Bank and Solar cities programme are given at Annexure-III.
- (e): State-wise funds are not allocated, as the projects are demand driven and in some schemes consolidated funds are released to agencies like Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) etc. The budget allocated to solar programmes in last three years is given below:-

| Year    |   Funds allocated for release) (Rs. Crore) |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|
| 2013-14 |                                     692.28 |
| 2014-15 |                                    1158.2  |
| 2015-16 |                                    3146.24 |

## ANNEXURE-I REFERRRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2021 FOR REPLY ON 5.5.2016

## DETAILS OF SCHEMES UNDER JNNSM

## (I) Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects.

The scheme for development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects has  been  rolled  out  by  Ministry  of  New  &  Renewable  Energy  on  12-12-2014. Government has proposed to set up at least 25 Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects targeting over 20,000 MW of solar power installed capacity within a span of 5 years starting from 2014-15. The capacity of the Solar Parks shall be 500 MW and above. However, smaller parks may be considered in Himalayan Region & other hilly States.

Under the scheme, the Ministry provides Central Financial Assistance (CFA) of Rs. 25 lakh per solar park for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR), conducting surveys, etc. Beside this, CFA of up to Rs. 20.00 lakh per MW or 30% of the project cost,  including  Grid-connectivity  cost,  whichever  is  lower,  is  also  provided  on achieving the milestones prescribed in the scheme.

## (II) Scheme for Development of Solar PV Power Plants on Canal Banks/ Canal Tops.

The  Government  has  approved  the  implementation  of  'Pilot-cum-Demonstration Project for Development of Grid Connected Solar PV Power Plants on Canal Banks and Canal Tops' on 5 th  December, 2014. A target of 100 MW Grid Connected Solar PV Power Plants on Canal Banks and Canal Tops (50 MW on Canal Tops and 50 MW on Canal Banks) has been set.

## Implementation Arrangements

1. Eligibility: State Power Generation Companies/ State Government Utilities/ any other State Government Organization/ PSUs/ GoI PSUs or GoI organisations. Proposals from States in Project mode will also be acceptable on completion during 2014-15 or later.

2. Scheme Manager: The Scheme manager on behalf of MNRE would be Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) under the MNRE.   SECI will handle funds to be made available under the scheme on behalf of GOI, for which they will be provided service charge of 1% of the funds handled/ routed through them.

3. Mode of Operation of Scheme:   The Implementing Agency will submit the application /  proposal for setting up Grid-connected Solar PV Power Plants on Canal Banks/ Canal Tops to MNRE.  MNRE/SECI will analyze/ scrutinize the application/ proposal and if found appropriate,  MNRE  will  sanction  the  project.  Thereafter,  SECI  shall  release  the  capital subsidy of uptoRs. 3cr./MW for Canal Top SPV projects and Rs. 1.5cr/MW for Canal Bank SPV Projects.

## Central Financial Assistance

-  Rs.3 crore/MW or 30% of the project cost, whichever is lower, for Canal Top SPV projects and Rs. 1.5 crore/MW or 30% of the project cost, whichever is lower, for Canal Bank SPV projects.
-  CFA of upto Rs.225 crore for 100 MW (50 MW on Canal Tops and 50 MW on Canal Banks) to be disbursed over a period of maximum 2 years post sanctioning of the plants as under:
-  upto 40% on sanctioning of the projects.
-  60% on successful commissioning of the projects.
-  Service charge to SECI @1%: Rs.2.25 crore.

(III) Scheme for setting up 300 MW of Grid connected Solar PV Power Projects by Defense Establishments under Ministry of Defense and Para Military Forces with viability Gap Funding under Batch-IV of Phase-II/III of JNNSM.

The Scheme was launched on 07 th  January, 2015.

## Salient Features

- i. A capacity of 300 MW will be set up in various Establishments of Ministry of Defence  i.e.  Establishments  of  Army,  Navy,  Air  Force,  Ordnance  Factory Board,  Defence  Laboratories  and  Defence  PSUs  etc.    Para  Military  Forces would also be covered under this scheme.  Minimum size of the project shall be 1 MW.
- ii. Inter-Ministerial group has recommended NCEF Support of Rs. 750 Cr @ Rs. 2.5 Cr./MW with DCR content.
- iii. The projects under this Scheme will mandatorily use solar cells/modules which are made in India.
- iv. The  aforesaid  Establishments  would  identify  locations  for  developing  solar projects, anywhere in the country including border areas from time to time.
- v. The  Defence  organisations/Establishments  will  be  free  to  own  the  power projects i.e. get a EPC contractor to build the project for them or get a developer who makes the investment and supplies power at a fixed tariff of Rs.5.50 per unit for 25 years (or Rs. 4.75 with AD).  EPC has been recommended by MHA, Planning Commission and MoD)
- vi. The  MoD  or  the  Defence  Organization  would  be  free  to  follow  their  own procurement  systems  or  develop  detailed  guidelines or procedures  for tendering. Tendering for inviting solar project developers to bid for developing projects, would be done by the Defence Establishments themselves.  They may also  lay  down  guidelines  to  cover  security  aspects  related  to  working  in Defence/Paramilitary Establishments.  They can also take services of SECI on a turnkey basis.
- vii. The  solar  project  developers  will  be  provided  VGF  based  on  the  bid.  The bidders will be selected on the basis of bids for minimum VGF requirement for the  project  with  commitment  to  supply  solar  power  at  Rs.  5.50/KWh  for  25 years.  However, the upper limits of the VGF are as follows:

Category-I: Rs.2.5 Cr./MW  for project capacity upto 5 MW or 30% of the project cost whichever is lower;

Category-II: Rs. 2 Cr./MW for project capacity greater than 5 MW upto 25 MW or 30% of the project cost whichever is lower; and

Category-III: Rs. 1.5 Cr./MW for project capacity greater than 25 MW or 30% of the project cost whichever is lower.

## (IV) Implementation of scheme of setting up 1000 MW of GridConnected Solar PV Power Projects by CPSUs with Viability Gap Funding under Batch-V of Phase-II of JNNSM.

CPSUs and Government of India organisations participate in various Central/State Government Tenders, from  time  to  time,  for  sale  of  solar  power  to  State  Utilities/ Discoms/ self-use/3 rd  party sale/merchant sale. Such CPSUs and Government of India organisations are eligible under the scheme.  The Cabinet has approved the Scheme in its meeting held on 10 th  December, 2014.  The Ministry has issued Administrative Approval on 16 th  January, 2015.

## Salient Features

- i. Grid-connected  solar  PV  power  projects  of  1000  MW  by  CPSUs  and Government of India organisations.
- ii. Period of Implementation: 2014-15 to 2016-17
- iii. VGF would be provided through Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) at a fixed rate of Rs.1 Cr/MW for projects where domestically produced Cells and Modules  are  used,  and  Rs.50  lakh/MW  would  be  provided  in  cases  where domestically produced modules are used.
- iv. Alternatively,  VGF  can  also  be  released  directly  to  Domestic  Manufacturers through  SECI  instead  of  releasing  the  VGF  to  CPSUs/Government  of  India Organizations if so, required.  This will be released to the manufacturer who will be supplying cells and modules to the CPSU/Government of India Organizations  for  that  particular  power  plant  based  on  order  placed  by  the CPSU/Government of India Organization/their EPC contractor.  The release will be made after the project is commissioned and the CPSU/Government of India Organizations makes a request for release of VGF to SECI.
- v. Inter-Ministerial group has recommended NCEF Support of Rs. 1000 Cr.
- vi. The CPSUs may also sign Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)/ Power Sale Agreements (PSAs) with State Utilities/ Discoms at tariff determined by Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) or State Regulators or may develop projects  for  their  own  use  or  for  sale  of  power  to  a  third  party  at  mutually negotiated rates.
7. (V) Implementation  of  Scheme  for  Setting  up  of  15000  MW  of  Grid connected Solar PV Power Projects under Batch II of Phase II of National Solar Mission (by NTPC/NVVN)

The Cabinet has approved the Implementation of Scheme for setting up of 15,000 MW of  Grid-connected  Solar  PV  Power  projects  under  National  Solar  Mission  through NTPC/ NVVN in three tranches as follows :

Tranche-I :

3,000 MW: 2014-15 to 2016-17

Tranche-II :

5,000 MW: 2015-16 to 2017-18

Tranche-III :

7,000 MW: 2016-17 to 2018-19

In Tranche-I, which will be Batch-II of Phase-II of National Solar Mission, 3000 MW capacity of solar PV power plants will be based on bundling of solar power (3000 MW) with unallocated thermal power (1500 MW) in the ratio of 2:1 (in MW terms), for which the required 1500 MW unallocated thermal power has been made available by the Ministry of Power.

- (VI) Setting up of 2000 MW Grid connected solar power with Viability Gap Funding through Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).

The  scheme  envisages  setting  up  of  2000  MW  Solar  PV  Projects  by  Solar Project Developers (SPDs) on 'Build, Own, Operate' basis. The Solar Projects of 2000

MW Capacity under the State Specific VGF Scheme will be set up in the Solar Parks of  various  states, to be developed through coordinated efforts of Central and State Agencies. As implementation of solar parks have begun recently, it could be possible that Solar Parks in some of the States do not become available soon. For such States, Solar  Projects  would  be  allowed  to  be  located  outside  solar  parks  with  land  being provided either by the State Government, or arranged by the Solar Power Developers (SPDs).A Viability Gap Funding (VGF) shall be given to the selected SPDs to enable them  to  supply  power  to  SECI  at  a  pre-fixed  tariff.  The  Project  developer  will  be provided a viability gap funding based on his bid. The upper limit for VGF is kept at Rs.1.0 Crore/MW for open category (Rs. 1.31 Crore/MW for projects in DCR category).

Selection of the Projects will be through competitive bidding based on the VGF requirement with the provision of reduction in tariff in case of negative VGF sought by bidders. Out of total capacity of 2000 MW, a capacity of 250 MW will be earmarked for bidding with Domestic Content Requirement (DCR).

The tariff payable to the Project developer is fixed at Rs. 5.43/ kWh for the initial year and then escalated annually by Rs. 0.05/ kWh for next 20 years, resulting in the maximum allowable tariff of Rs 6.43 / kWh at the end of 21st year. The tariff would thereafter, remain fixed at Rs. 6.43/kWh. The levelized tariff for the term of the Power Purchase Agreement thus becomes Rs. 5.79/kWh.

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2021 FOR REPLY ON 5.5.2016

## Solar  Energy Generated in various States during the years 2014-15 & 2015-16

| Name of State/Organisation      | (In MU) 2013-14   |   ( In MU) 2014-15 |   ( In MU) 2015-16 |
|---------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| Chandigarh                      |                   |               2.23 |               3.4  |
| Delhi                           | 3.29              |               3.18 |               4.11 |
| Haryana                         |                   |              10.36 |             114.96 |
| HP                              |                   |               0    |               0    |
| J & K                           |                   |               0    |               0    |
| Punjab                          | 51.69             |             129.89 |             380.57 |
| Rajasthan                       | 1052.23           |            1259.19 |            1766.1  |
| Uttar Pradesh                   | 14.96             |              20.13 |              89.75 |
| Uttarakhand                     | 5.55              |              11.63 |               5.87 |
| NTPC (Dadri,Faridabad,Unchahar) | 6.10              |              22.9  |              42.41 |
| Oil India Ltd                   |                   |               9.14 |               9.9  |
| Chhattisgarh                    | 11.47             |              13.54 |              52.7  |
| Goa/NTPC Rajgarh                |                   |              62.94 |              81    |
| Gujarat                         | 1369.39           |            1474.56 |            1497.6  |
| Madhya Pradesh                  | 247.05            |             562.29 |            1105.28 |
| Maharashtra                     | 257.42            |             349.32 |             638.76 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli          |                   |               0.03 |               0.5  |
| Daman & Diu                     |                   |               0.15 |               4.25 |
| Andhra Pradesh                  | 207.11            |             159.77 |             282.67 |
| Telangana                       |                   |             138.12 |             402.51 |
| Karnataka                       | 38.25             |             100.39 |             187.69 |
| Kerala                          |                   |               0    |               7.38 |
| Puducherry/NTPC Ramagundam      | 2.45              |              15.62 |              16.02 |
| Tamil Nadu                      | 38.87             |             158.75 |             507.18 |
| Lakshadweep                     |                   |               5.13 |               1.02 |
| Andaman Nicobar                 |                   |               0    |               6.26 |
| Bihar                           |                   |               0    |               6.39 |
| Jharkhand                       |                   |               8.32 |              19.77 |
| Orissa                          | 34.28             |              44.94 |             150.73 |
| Sikkim                          |                   |               0    |               0    |
| West Bengal                     |                   |               7.07 |               6.28 |
| DVC                             |                   |               0    |               0    |
| NTPC Andman/Talchar             | 6.51              |              18.79 |              18.91 |
| Arunachal Pradesh               |                   |               0    |               0.22 |
| Assam                           |                   |               9.65 |              31.6  |
| Manipur                         |                   |               0    |               0    |
| Meghalaya                       |                   |               0    |               0    |
| Mizoram                         |                   |               0    |               0    |
| Nagaland                        |                   |               0    |               0    |
| Tripura                         |                   |               0    |               0    |
| Neepco                          |                   |               0.98 |               6.15 |
| Total                           | 3346.62           |            4599.02 |            7447.94 |

## ANNEXURE-III REFERRRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2021 FOR REPLY ON 5.5.2016 (a) List of Solar Parks approved

|   Sl. No. | State             | Solar Power Park Developer (SPPD)                        |   Capacity (MW) | Land identified at                                                                                     |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    | AP Solar Power Corporation Pvt. Ltd.;                    |            1500 | NP Kunta of Anantpuramu & Galiveedu of Kadapa Districts                                                |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh    | AP Solar Power Corporation Pvt. Ltd.;                    |            1000 | Kurnool District                                                                                       |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh    | AP Solar Power Corporation Pvt. Ltd.;                    |            1000 | Galiveedu Madal, Kadapa district                                                                       |
|         4 | Andhra Pradesh    | AP Solar Power Corporation Pvt. Ltd.;                    |             500 | Talaricheruvu Village, Tadipathri Mandal, Anathapuramu District of Andhra Pradesh                      |
|         5 | Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency              |             100 | Tezu township in Lohit district                                                                        |
|         6 | Assam             | JVC of APDCL, APGCL and SECI                             |              69 | Amguri in Sibsagar district                                                                            |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh      | Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) |             500 | Rajnandgaon, Janjgir Champa districts                                                                  |
|         8 | Gujarat           | GPCL                                                     |             700 | Radhanesda, Vav, Distt. Banaskantha                                                                    |
|         9 | Haryana           | Saur Urja Nigam Haryana Ltd (SUN Haryana)                |             500 | Bugan in Hisar district, Baralu and Singhani in Bhiwani district and Daukhera in Mahindergarh district |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh  | HPSEB                                                    |            1000 | Spiti Valley of Lahaul &Spiti District                                                                 |
|        11 | Jammu & Kashmir   | JAKEDA                                                   |             100 | Mohagarh and Badla Brahmana, District-Samba                                                            |
|        12 | Karnataka         | KSPDCL                                                   |            2000 | Pavagada taluk Tumkur dist.                                                                            |
|        13 | Kerala            | Renewable Power Corporation of Kerala Limited (RPCKL);   |             200 | Paivalike, Meenja, Kinanoor, Kraindalam and Ambalathara villages of Kasargode district                 |
|        14 | Madhya Pradesh    | Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited                            |             750 | Rewa, MP                                                                                               |
|        15 | Madhya Pradesh    | Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited;                           |            1000 | Neemuch, Agar and Mandsaur                                                                             |
|        16 | Madhya Pradesh    | Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited;                           |             500 | Rajgarh and Shajapur                                                                                   |
|        17 | Madhya Pradesh    | Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited;                           |             500 | Chhattarpur and Morena                                                                                 |
|        18 | Maharashtra       | M/s Pragat Akshay Urja Ltd                               |             500 | Sakri, Dhule district of Maharashtra                                                                   |

| Sl. No.   | State                                                   | Solar Power Park Developer (SPPD)                                        | Capacity (MW)   | Land identified at                                                                                                                                      |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 19.       | Maharashtra                                             | Maharashtra State Electricity Generating Company Ltd. (MAHAGENCO)        | 500             | Dondaicha, district Dhule, Maharashtra                                                                                                                  |
| 20.       | Maharashtra                                             | M/s K. P. Power Pvt. Ltd                                                 | 500             | Taluka Patoda, district Beed, Maharashtra                                                                                                               |
| 21.       | Meghalaya                                               | Meghalaya Power Generation Corporation Ltd                               | 20              | West Jaintia Hills &East Jaintia Hills districts                                                                                                        |
| 22.       | Nagaland                                                | DNRE                                                                     | 60              | Dimapur, Kohima and New Peren districts                                                                                                                 |
| 23.       | Odisha                                                  | JVC of GEDCOL& SECI                                                      | 1000            | Balasore, Keonjhar, Deogarh, Boudh, Kalahandi and Angul                                                                                                 |
| 24.       | Rajasthan                                               | Rajasthan Solar Park Development Company ltd.                            | 680             | Bhadla Phase II, Bhadla, Rajasthan                                                                                                                      |
| 25.       | Rajasthan                                               | Surya Urja Company of Rajasthan Ltd                                      | 1000            | Bhadla Phase III, Bhadla, Rajasthan                                                                                                                     |
| 26.       | Rajasthan                                               | M/s Adani Renewable Energy Park Rajasthan Limited (AREPRL)               | 750             | Villages Ugraas, Nagnechinagar & Dandhu, tehsil Phalodi, dist Jodhpur (450 MW) and villages Lavan & Purohitsar, tehsil Pokaran, dist Jaisalmer (300 MW) |
| 27.       | Rajasthan                                               | M/s Essel Surya Urja Company of Rajasthan Limited                        | 500             | Bhadla Phase IV, Bhadla, Jodhpur Rajasthan                                                                                                              |
| 28.       | Rajasthan (321MW through support of GoI out of 1500 MW) | M/s Adani Renewable Energy Park Rajasthan Limited (AREPRL)               | 321             | Fatehgarh &Pokaran, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan                                                                                                                |
| 29.       | Tamil Nadu                                              | Under formation                                                          | 500             | Ramanathapuram (Under change)                                                                                                                           |
| 30.       | Telangana                                               | TNREDCL                                                                  | 500             | Gattu, Mehboob Nagar Distt.                                                                                                                             |
| 31.       | Uttar Pradesh                                           | Lucknow Solar Power Development Corporation Ltd.; JVC of UPNEDA and SECI | 600             | Jalaun, Allahabad, Mirzapur and Kanpur Dehat districts                                                                                                  |
| 32.       | Uttarakhand                                             | State Industrial Development Corporation Uttarakhand Limited (SIDCUL)    | 50              | Industrial Area, Sitarganj (Phase I), Industrial Area, Sitarganj (Phase II) and Industrial Area, kashipur                                               |
| 33.       | West Bengal                                             | WBSEDCL                                                                  | 500             | East Mednipur, West Mednipur, Bankura                                                                                                                   |
|           | TOTAL                                                   |                                                                          | 19900MW         |                                                                                                                                                         |

## (b) Canal Top and Canal Bank projects approved

## 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 canal-top                                                   |
| 2         | Gujarat        | SardarSarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL)                                  | 10MW canal-top                                                  |
| 3         | Karnataka      | Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Limited (KBJNL)                                    | 10MW canal-top                                                  |
| 4         | Kerala         | Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEB)                                | 2MW canal-top                                                   |
| 5         | Punjab         | Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA)                                      | 20MW canal-top                                                  |
| 6         | Uttarakhand    | Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited                                         | 1 MWcanal-top                                                   |
| 7         | Uttar Pradesh  | Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department                                          | 6 MWcanal-top (3.5 MW+2.5 MW)                                   |
|           | Total          |                                                                              | 50 MWcanal-top                                                  |

## 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)           | 5 MWcanal-bank                                                  |
| 2         | Gujarat        | SardarSarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL)                             | 15MW canal-bank                                                 |
| 3         | Kerala         | Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEB)                           | 1 MWcanal-bank                                                  |
| 4         | Uttarakhand    | Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited                                    | 19 MWcanal-bank                                                 |
| 5         | West Bengal    | West Bengal State Electricity Development Corporation Limited (WBSEDCL) | 10 MWcanal-bank                                                 |
|           | Total          |                                                                         | 50 MWcanal-bank                                                 |

## (c) List of Selected Solar Cities under 'Development of Solar Cities Programme'

|   Sr. No | State             | Approved Solar Cities          |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    | 1. Vijayawada 2. Narsapur Town |
|        2 | Assam             | 4. Guwahati 5. Jorhat          |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 6. Itanagar                    |
|        4 | Bihar             | 7. Gaya                        |
|        5 | Chandigarh        | 8. Chandigarh                  |
|        6 | Chhattisgarh      | 9. Bilaspur 10. Raipur         |
|        7 | Gujarat           | 11. Rajkot                     |

| Sr. No   | State            | Approved Solar Cities                          |
|----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|          |                  | 12. Gandhinagar                                |
|          |                  | 13. Surat                                      |
| 8        | Goa              | 14. Panaji City                                |
| 9        | Haryana          | 15. Gurgaon 16. Faridabad                      |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh | 17. Shimla                                     |
| 10       |                  | 18. Hamirpur                                   |
| 11       |                  | 19. Mysore                                     |
| 11       | Karnataka        | 20. Hubli-Dharwad                              |
| 12       |                  | 21. Thiruvananthapuram                         |
| 12       | Kerala           | 22. Kochi                                      |
| 13       |                  | 23. Nagpur                                     |
| 13       |                  | 24. Thane                                      |
| 13       |                  | 25. Kalyan-Dombivli                            |
| 13       | Maharashtra      | 26. Aurangabad                                 |
| 13       |                  | 27. Nanded                                     |
| 13       |                  | 28. Shirdi                                     |
| 13       |                  | 29. Pune                                       |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh   | 30. Indore 32. Bhopal                          |
| 14       |                  | 31. Gwalior                                    |
| 14       |                  | 33. Rewa                                       |
| 15       | Manipur          | 35. Imphal                                     |
| 16       | Mizoram          | 36. Aizawl                                     |
| 17       | Nagaland         | 37. Kohima 38. Dimapur                         |
| 18       | Delhi            | 39. New Delhi (NDMC                            |
|          |                  | area)                                          |
| 19       | Orissa           | 40. Bhubaneswar                                |
| 20       | Punjab           | 41. Amritsar                                   |
| 20       |                  | 42. Ludhiana                                   |
| 20       |                  | 43. SAS Nagar (Mohali)                         |
| 21       | Rajasthan        | 44. Ajmer                                      |
| 21       |                  | 45. Jaipur 46. Jodhpur                         |
| 22       | Tamil Nadu       | 47. Coimbatore                                 |
| 23       | Telangana        | 48. Mahbubnagar                                |
| 24       | Tripura          | 49. Agartala                                   |
| 25       | Uttarakhand      | 50. Dehradun                                   |
| 25       |                  | 51. Haridwar &Rishikesh 52. Chamoli -Gopeshwar |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh    | 53. Agra                                       |
| 26       |                  | 54. Moradabad                                  |
|          |                  | 55. Allahabad 56. Howrah                       |
| 27       | West Bengal      | 57. Madhyamgram                                |
| 27       |                  | 58. New Town Kolkata                           |
| 28       | Jammu &Kashmir   | 59. Leh                                        |
| 28       |                  | Puducherry                                     |
| 29       | Puducherry       | 60.                                            |