Lok Sabha Question No. 358 (STARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Indigenous Production of Solar Panels/Equipment
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED  QUESTION NO. 358

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015

## INDIGENOUS PRODUCTION OF SOLAR PANELS/EQUIPMENT

## *358.  DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a) whether solar panels/equipment used for generation of solar energy are being imported;
- (b) if so, the details thereof indicating the quantity/number of solar panels imported during each of the last three years and the current year along with the countries from where these solar panels/ equipment are being imported including the funds incurred for the purpose;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to produce solar panels/equipment indigenously in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the incentives being  given by the Government to the manufacturers for the purpose and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

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

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)  of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 358 for answer on 13.08.2015 regarding Indigenous Production of Solar Panels / Equipment.

- (a): Both  domestically  manufactured  as  well  as  imported  panels/equipments  are  being used.
- (b): The quantity/number of solar panels imported during each of the last three years and the current year along with the countries from where these solar panels are imported is   given in  Annexure.  These  panels  have  been  imported  by  developers.  Hence  there  was  no expenditure on part of the Government.
- (c)&(d): Total annual installed  domestic manufacturing capacity of the Solar cells and Modules  is  1328  MW  &  2523  MW  respectively.    The  incentives  being  given  by  the Government to the manufacturers are as under:
- i. A provision of domestic content requirement in various schemes to source cells and modules of domestic origin.
- ii. Reduction/Exemption of Custom and Excise duty on several input raw materials required for manufacturing of cells and modules.
- iii. Capital subsidy for manufacturers under Special Incentive Package Scheme (SIPS) & Modified  Special  Incentive  Package  Scheme  (M-SIPS)  by  Department  of  Electronics  and Information Technology (DeitY).

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Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) of the  Lok Sabha Starred Question

## No. 358 to be answered on 13.08.2015

|                 | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16 (Apr to May)   |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------|
| COUNTRY         | QTY(Nos)  | QTY(Nos)  | QTY(Nos)  | QTY(Nos)               |
| AUSTRALIA       | 2         | 56        | 7         | -                      |
| AUSTRIA         | 4         | -         | 3         | -                      |
| BANGLADESH PR   | -         | 200       | -         | -                      |
| BELGIUM         | 21537735  | -         | -         | 34                     |
| CANADA          | 49025     | -         | 82        | -                      |
| CHINA P RP      | 30659731  | 100435177 | 113561871 | 19088256               |
| CZECH REPUBLIC  | 929571    | 66735     | -         | -                      |
| DENMARK         | -         | 1         | -         | -                      |
| FRANCE          | 1928976   | 470863    | 391984    | -                      |
| GERMANY         | 9140054   | 2849008   | 918401    | 85                     |
| HONG KONG       | 1443431   | 2578302   | 2502246   | 269379                 |
| INDONESIA       | 60        | -         | -         | -                      |
| ISRAEL          | 158       | 54        | 10        | -                      |
| ITALY           | 208024    | 58277     | 586140    | 1                      |
| JAPAN           | 266438    | 217457    | 92708     | 2460                   |
| KOREA DP RP     | 66433     | -         | 1633000   | 17500                  |
| KOREA RP        | 958491    | 6601879   | 4062876   | 153363                 |
| LITHUANIA       | -         | -         | 91900     | -                      |
| MALAYSIA        | 37171628  | 6746896   | 11103574  | 1665124                |
| MEXICO          | 2         | -         | 44        | -                      |
| NETHERLAND      | 121786    | 1120      | -         | -                      |
| NORWAY          | -         | 1672      | -         | -                      |
| PHILIPPINES     | 78        | 325146    | 149902    | -                      |
| POLAND          | 100       | -         | -         | -                      |
| PORTUGAL        | 2         | 121390    | -         | -                      |
| SINGAPORE       | 3673016   | 8308110   | 2924943   | 636811                 |
| SPAIN           | 172       | 121050    | 27685     | -                      |
| SRI LANKA DSR   | 392       | -         | -         | -                      |
| SWAZILAND       | 557462    | -         | -         | -                      |
| SWEDEN          | 9         | 2         | -         | -                      |
| SWITZERLAND     | 333062    | 23104     | -         | -                      |
| TAIWAN          | 27600584  | 22806969  | 21297666  | 7865470                |
| THAILAND        | 1936      | -         | -         | -                      |
| TURKEY          | -         | 59        | 166956    | 55000                  |
| U ARAB EMTS     | 5093233   | 1453357   | 548298    | -                      |
| U K             | 1607      | 5196      | 15        | -                      |
| U S A           | 3844784   | 954093    | 691029    | 335601                 |
| UNSPECIFIED     | 214588    | 2         | 226802    | 140003                 |
| VIETNAM SOC REP | -         | -         | 600302    | -                      |
| Grand Total     | 145802574 | 154146175 | 161578444 | 30229087               |

Note: Figures for 2014-15 and 2015-16(Apr to May) is provisional.