Lok Sabha Question No. 3157 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Green Energy Corridors
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL, DUSHYANT CHAUTALA, RADHESHYAM BISWAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3157

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2015

## GREEN ENERGY CORRIDORS

3157.  SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL: SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA: SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS:

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

- (a) whether the Government is taking steps to prioritise 25 solar parks of about 100 MW each planned and a Rs 38000 crore green energy corridor being setup to transmit renewable energy;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the funds allocated/released/spent so far, State/UTwise and Park-wise
- (c) whether the Government has developed various policy measures to establish mega solar parks in the country including North Eastern Region; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and whether the Government has also identified new areas to establish such mega solar parks, if so, the details there of?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b):

The details are placed as Annexure I.

(c)&(d):

Yes Madam. The details are placed as Annexure II.

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to Parts (a)&(b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3157 for 17.12.2015

## State-wise details of funds released to Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) under the Solar Park Scheme

|   Sl. No. | State                                      |   CFA released (Rs. in Crore) |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | Gujarat                                    |                         2.75  |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                             |                       225.5   |
|         3 | Uttar Pradesh                              |                         6.25  |
|         4 | Rajasthan                                  |                        81.95  |
|         5 | Madhya Pradesh                             |                        39.25  |
|         6 | Karnataka                                  |                        20.25  |
|         7 | Telangana                                  |                         2.75  |
|         8 | Meghalaya                                  |                         0.25  |
|         9 | Kerala                                     |                         0.25  |
|        10 | Arunachal Pradesh                          |                         0.25  |
|        11 | Nagaland                                   |                         0.25  |
|        12 | West Bengal                                |                         0.25  |
|        13 | A&N Islands                                |                         0.25  |
|        14 | Fund Handling charges to SECI (Rs. in Cr.) |                         3.732 |

For the green energy corridor fund of Rs.63.7 Crore to Tamil Nadu and Rs. 36.3 Crore to Rajasthan had been released by MNRE .

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to Parts (c)&(d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3157 for 17.12.2015

## Details of Solar Parks identified and approved to different States/UTs

|   Sl. No. | State             |   Capacity (MW) | Land identified at                                                |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    |            1500 | NP Kunta of Anantpuramu&Galiveedu of Kadapa Districts             |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh    |            1000 | Kurnool District                                                  |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh    |            1000 | GaliveeduMadal, Kadapa district                                   |
|         4 | A&N Islands       |             100 | South Andaman                                                     |
|         5 | Arunachal Pradesh |             100 | Near Tezu township in Lohit district                              |
|         6 | Assam             |              69 | Amguri in Sibsagar district                                       |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh      |             500 | Under finalization                                                |
|         8 | Gujarat           |             700 | Radhanesda, Vav, Distt. Banaskantha                               |
|         9 | Himachal Pradesh  |            1000 | Spiti Valley of Lahaul &Spiti District                            |
|        10 | Jammu &Kashmir    |             100 | Under finalization                                                |
|        11 | Karnataka         |            2000 | Pavagada taluk Tumkur district                                    |
|        12 | Kerala            |             200 | Kasargode district                                                |
|        13 | Madhya Pradesh    |             750 | Rewa, MP                                                          |
|        14 | Madhya Pradesh    |            2000 | Neemuch, Agar, Mandsaur, Shajapur, Rajgarh, Chhatarpur and Morena |
|        15 | Maharashtra       |             500 | Sakri, Dhule district of Maharashtra                              |
|        16 | Meghalaya         |              20 | West Jaintia Hills &East Jaintia Hills districts                  |
|        17 | Nagaland          |              60 | Dimapur, Kohima and New Peren districts                           |
|        18 | Odisha            |            1000 | Under finalization                                                |
|        19 | Rajasthan         |             680 | Bhadla Phase II, Bhadla, Rajasthan                                |
|        20 | Rajasthan         |            1000 | Bhadla Phase III, Bhadla, Rajasthan                               |
|        21 | Rajasthan         |            1000 | Jaisalmer Phase I, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan                           |
|        22 | Rajasthan         |             500 | Bhadla Phase IV, Bhadla, Jodhpur Rajasthan                        |
|        23 | Tamil Nadu        |             500 | Ramanathapuram district.                                          |
|        24 | Telangana         |            1000 | Gattu, Mahabubnagar district                                      |
|        25 | Uttar Pradesh     |             600 | Jalaun, Allahabad, Mirzapur and Kanpur Dehat districts            |
|        26 | Uttarakhand       |              39 | Almora district                                                   |
|        27 | West Bengal       |             500 | East Mednipur, West Mednipur, Bankura districts                   |