Lok Sabha Question No. 238 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-25
Subject: Production of Wind Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 238

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.02.2016

## PRODUCTION OF WIND ENERGY

## 238. SHRI  P. KUMAR

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

(a) the details of the schemes of the Government to encourage wind power generation in the country;

(b) the details of the total production of wind energy in the country vis-à-vis total power production from other sources of renewable energy, State/ UT-wise;

(c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  more  wind  mills  in  the  coastal  states  of  the country, including Tamil Nadu to augment wind power;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  augment  wind  power  in  the  country  including technological advancements made in this direction?

## ANSWER

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

(a) : To  encourage  wind  power  generation  in  the  country  Government  provides  various fiscal and financial incentives including Accelerated Depreciation (AD), concessional Custom, Excise  and  Special  Additional  Duties,  100%  Foreign  Direct  Investment  through  automatic route, etc.

The wind power projects which do not avail the benefit of AD and not covered under third party sale of wind power generated, are eligible for Generation Based Incentives (GBI) of Rs. 0.50 per Unit of energy fed in to the grid with a cap of Rs. 1.00 crore per MW for a period not less than 4 years and a maximum period of 10 years.

(b) : The production from wind energy vis-à-vis production from other sources of renewable energy, State/ UT-wise for the year 2014-15 is given at Annexure-I.

(c)&(d) : The Government has set a target of reaching 60 GW of wind power installed capacity in the country by 2022. Most of this capacity is likely to be installed in the coastal States including Tamil Nadu, being rich in wind power resources.

(e): The measures taken to augment the wind power in the country include a) restoration of GBI and AD for Wind power projects; b) implementation of Green Energy Corridors project for  strengthening of transmission infrastructure to facilitate evacuation of renewable power including wind power from these resource rich States; c) the Tariff Policy has been amended to  include  provisions  for  free  interstate  transmission  of  wind  power;  d)  wind  turbines  of capacity up to 3 MW,  rotor diameter up to 114 meter and hub-height up to 141 meter are being manufactured in the country; and e) forecasting and scheduling of wind power by National Institute of Wind Energy in the State of Tamil Nadu.

Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (b) of the  Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 238 by Shri P. Kumar regarding 'Production of Wind Energy' for reply on 25/02/2016.

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## Production from wind energy vis-à-vis production from other sources of renewable energy, State/ UT-wise for the year 2014-15 (in MU)

| Sl.No.   | State/UT/Organisation            | Wind     | Other Sources Renewable Energy   | Total    |
|----------|----------------------------------|----------|----------------------------------|----------|
|          | Northern Region                  |          |                                  |          |
| 1        | Chandigarh                       | 0.00     | 2.23                             | 2.23     |
| 2        | Delhi                            | 0.00     | 116.63                           | 116.63   |
| 3        | Haryana                          | 0.00     | 470.69                           | 470.69   |
| 4        | HP                               | 0.00     | 1685.08                          | 1685.08  |
| 5        | J&K                              | 0.00     | 313.23                           | 313.23   |
| 6        | Punjab                           | 0.00     | 1159.29                          | 1159.29  |
| 7        | Rajasthan                        | 4053.85  | 1542.72                          | 5596.57  |
| 8        | Uttar Pradesh                    | 0.00     | 3140.70                          | 3140.70  |
| 9        | Uttarakhand                      | 0.00     | 664.38                           | 664.38   |
| 10       | NTPC Dadri+FBD+Unchahar          | 0.00     | 22.90                            | 22.90    |
| 11       | Oil India Ltd                    | 117.78   | 9.14                             | 126.93   |
|          | Sub Total (Northern Region)      | 4171.63  | 9126.99                          | 13298.62 |
|          | Western Region                   |          | 0.00                             |          |
| 1        | Chhattisgarh                     | 0.00     | 1066.29                          | 1066.29  |
| 2        | Goa/NTPC Rajgarh                 | 0.00     | 62.94                            | 62.94    |
| 3        | Gujarat                          | 5660.09  | 1562.18                          | 7222.27  |
| 4        | Madhya Pradesh                   | 592.25   | 835.26                           | 1427.51  |
| 5        | Maharashtra                      | 6804.80  | 3479.13                          | 10283.93 |
| 6        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli           | 0.00     | 0.03                             | 0.03     |
| 7        | Daman &Diu                       | 0.00     | 0.15                             | 0.15     |
|          | Sub Total (Western Region)       | 13057.14 | 7005.98                          | 20063.12 |
|          | Southern Region                  |          | 0.00                             |          |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                   | 1675.82  | 1035.24                          | 2711.06  |
| 2        | Telangana                        | 0.00     | 802.86                           | 802.86   |
| 3        | Karnataka                        | 4658.10  | 5036.80                          | 9694.90  |
| 4        | Kerala                           | 58.40    | 571.24                           | 629.64   |
| 5        | Puducherry/NTPS Rama             | 0.00     | 15.62                            | 15.62    |
| 6        | Tamil Nadu                       | 10147.06 | 1755.33                          | 11902.39 |
| 7        | Lakshadweep                      | 0.00     | 46.09                            | 46.09    |
|          | Sub Total (Southern Region)      | 16539.38 | 9263.17                          | 25802.55 |
|          | Eastern Region                   |          | 0.00                             |          |
| 1        | Andaman Nicobar                  | 0.00     | 0.47                             | 0.47     |
| 2        | Bihar                            | 0.00     | 209.13                           | 209.13   |
| 3        | Jharkhand                        | 0.00     | 8.32                             | 8.32     |
| 4        | Orissa                           | 0.00     | 329.82                           | 329.82   |
| 5        | Sikkim                           | 0.00     | 20.88                            | 20.88    |
| 6        | West Bengal                      | 0.16     | 1553.47                          | 1553.63  |
| 7        | DVC                              | 0.00     | 146.86                           | 146.86   |
| 8        | NTPC Andman+Talchar              | 0.00     | 18.79                            | 18.79    |
|          | Sub Total (Eastern Region)       | 0.16     | 2287.74                          | 2287.90  |
|          | North Eastern Region             |          | 0.00                             |          |
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh                | 0.00     | 51.94                            | 51.94    |
| 2        | Assam                            | 0.00     | 64.52                            | 64.52    |
| 3        | Manipur                          | 0.00     | 0.00                             | 0.00     |
| 4        | Meghalaya                        | 0.00     | 66.94                            | 66.94    |
| 5        | Mizoram                          | 0.00     | 34.86                            | 34.86    |
| 6        | Nagaland                         | 0.00     | 84.14                            | 84.14    |
| 7        | Tripura                          | 0.00     | 29.37                            | 29.37    |
| 8        | NEEPCO                           | 0.00     | 0.98                             | 0.98     |
|          | Sub Total (North Eastern Region) | 0.00     | 332.75                           | 332.75   |
|          | Grand Total                      | 33768.30 | 28016.63                         | 61784.93 |

Source; CEA (all figures tentative)