Lok Sabha Question No. 1862 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Renewable Energy Sector
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: PR. SENTHILNATHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1862

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2016

## Renewable Energy Sector

## 1862. SHRI PR. SENTHILNATHAN:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  provide  adequate  technological,  logistic  and  financial support for the Renewable energy sector to increase the clean green energy production to 1,00,000 MW by 2020;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Union  Government  is  planning  to  increase  the  power  generation  from  the  new  and renewable and green energy sources like solar, wind, bio-mass and other new energy sources;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  total  amount  allocated,  disbursed  and  spent  by  the  Government during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Union Government to gradually reduce the cost involved in the installation and implementation of solar and wind power projects?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL , NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY & MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b) : Ministry  of  New  &  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)    has  enhanced    target  of    Grid  Connected  Solar  Power  Projects  from  20,000  MW  to  1,00,000  MW  by  2022  under  National  Solar Mission  (NSM)  that  includes  40,000  MW  of  roof-top,  and  60,000  MW  from  large  scale  ground mounted solar power projects. The Central and the State Governments provide conducive policy frame work to achieve this target.
- (c) : The Government has up-scaled the target of renewable energy capacity to 175 GW by the year 2022 which includes 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from wind, 10 GW from bio-power and 5 GW from small hydro-power.
- (d): The  State/UT-wise  details  of  central  financial  assistance  provided  for  the  development  of various renewable energy programmes during the last three years (2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16)  and the current year  are given in statement enclosed at Annexure.
- (e) : The steps  taken  by  MNRE to  reduce  the  cost  involved  in  installation  and  implementation  of renewable energy projects such as wind and solar energy include support for research and development for technical upgradation, concessional excise and customs duties, Generation Based Incentives (GBI), Viability Gap Funding (VGF) for solar projects, Accelerated Depreciation (AD), 10 years income tax holiday, etc.

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## Statement referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha  Unstarred Question  No1862  for 28/07/2016 regarding Renewable Energy Sector.

## State-wise and year-wise details of Funds released during the last three years (2013-14 to 201516) and the current year (till 14/7/2016).

|   S No. | State / UT Name     | 2013-14   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   Current year ( till 14/7/2016) |
|---------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------------|
|       1 | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 3.2       |      1.86 |      5.08 |                             0    |
|       2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 27.39     |     15.68 |      5.39 |                            10    |
|       3 | ASSAM               | 19.01     |     16.15 |     14.7  |                             2.06 |
|       4 | BIHAR               | 10.44     |      6.74 |     16.19 |                             0    |
|       5 | CHANDIGARH          |           |     11.32 |     10.03 |                             0.02 |
|       6 | CHHATTISGARH        | 16.03     |     36.09 |     42.59 |                             5.88 |
|       7 | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI  | 0         |      0.03 |      0    |                             0    |
|       8 | DAMAN &DIU          | 0         |      0.03 |      0    |                             0    |
|       9 | DELHI               | 74.57     |     31.64 |     43.15 |                             7.48 |
|      10 | GOA                 | 0.06      |      1.22 |      1.57 |                             0    |
|      11 | GUJARAT             | 38.23     |     36.09 |     58.6  |                            11.92 |
|      12 | HARYANA             | 7.8       |     52.22 |     78.22 |                            22.75 |
|      13 | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 28.7      |     23.99 |     52.93 |                            15.96 |
|      14 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 87.01     |     61.79 |     90.91 |                            17.37 |
|      15 | JHARKHAND           | 0         |      7.61 |     16.08 |                             0.16 |
|      16 | KARNATAKA           | 86.17     |     51.41 |     60.82 |                             2.13 |
|      17 | KERALA              | 10.17     |     31.93 |     32.73 |                             0.93 |
|      18 | LAKSHADWEEP         | 1         |      0.07 |      3.78 |                             0    |
|      19 | MADHYAPRADESH       | 13.94     |     30.26 |      6.8  |                             0.61 |
|      20 | MAHARASHTRA         | 156.11    |    229.04 |    248.4  |                            63.25 |
|      21 | MANIPUR             | 2.5       |      1.63 |     14.61 |                             0    |
|      22 | MEGHALAYA           | 8.93      |      8.39 |      8.57 |                            11.2  |
|      23 | MIZORAM             | 1.68      |      8.98 |     10.58 |                             2.9  |
|      24 | NAGALAND            | 7.51      |      9.9  |      7.81 |                             5.79 |
|      25 | ODISHA              | 0.59      |     27.92 |     10.78 |                             0    |
|      26 | PUDUCHERRY          | 0.10      |      0.01 |      0.01 |                             0    |
|      27 | PUNJAB              | 32.68     |     39.96 |     29.08 |                             1    |
|      28 | RAJASTHAN           | 28.64     |    113.3  |    249.54 |                             0.41 |
|      29 | SIKKIM              | 11.13     |      3.09 |      0.84 |                             1.46 |
|      30 | TAMIL NADU          | 67.58     |     52.64 |    194.86 |                            33.92 |
|      31 | TELANGANA           | 25.49     |     98.04 |    155.04 |                             7.07 |
|      32 | TRIPURA             | 0         |      1.94 |      5.42 |                             0    |
|      33 | UTTAR PRADESH       | 52.01     |     61.01 |     55.36 |                             0.71 |
|      34 | UTTARAKHAND         | 50.11     |      8.35 |     51.14 |                             0.32 |
|      35 | WEST BENGAL         | 15.51     |     17.17 |      9.3  |                             0.01 |
|      36 | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 0         |      0.09 |      0.03 |                             0    |
|      37 | CENTRAL AGENCY      | 678.17    |   1376.54 |   1720.93 |                           430.08 |