Lok Sabha Question No. 913 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-04
Subject: Ultra-Mega Solar Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Tangella Uday Srinivas, Dr. Byreddy Shabari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 913

ANSWERED ON 04.02.2026

## ULTRA MEGA SOLAR PROJECTS

## 913. Dr. BYREDDY SHABARI SHRI TANGELA UDAY SRINIVAS

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

- (a) the total number of Solar Parks and Ultra-Mega Solar Power Projects sanctioned under the Solar Park Scheme since inception along with the total sanctioned capacity (in MW) during the last five years, year-wise;
- (b) the solar capacity (in MW) commissioned under the Scheme during the last five years along with the capacity currently under construction and capacity pending or yet to be awarded, year-wise;
- (c) the total Central Financial Assistance (CFA) sanctioned and released under the Scheme during the last five years, State and year-wise; and
- (d) the details of pending proposals particularly from Andhra Pradesh including project location, land availability status, statutory and environmental clearances, transmission evacuation arrangements, CFA requested and released along with the reasons for delay in approval or implementation?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) A total of 55 Solar Parks of cumulative capacity of 39,973 MW have been sanctioned under the scheme or 'Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects'. The year-wise details of solar parks sanctioned during last 5 year are placed at Annexure I.
- (b) Out of the total sanctioned capacity of 39,973 MW, a capacity of 16,121 MW has been commissioned in the Solar Parks, out of which 8176 MW has been commissioned in the last five years. The details of solar capacity commissioned during last 5 years is placed at Annexure II.
- (c) The total Central Financial Assistance (CFA) released under the Scheme during the last five years, State and year-wise is placed at Annexure III
- (d) Currently no proposals from Andhra Pradesh are pending at MNRE under the scheme. The CFA released to Andhra Pradesh is placed at Annexure III . In all, 4200 MW has been sanctioned to Andhra Pradesh.

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## ANNEXURE I REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 913 FOR 04.02.2026

Year-wise details of solar parks sanctioned in last 5 years

| Financial Year         |   Approved Capacity (MW) |
|------------------------|--------------------------|
| 2020-21                |                     3698 |
| 2021-22                |                    16704 |
| 2022-23                |                        0 |
| 2023-24                |                     1165 |
| 2024-25                |                     2000 |
| 2025-26 (current year) |                      650 |

## ANNEXURE II REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 913 FOR 04.02.2026

## Capacity commissioned in last five years

| Financial Year          |   Capacity Commissioned (in MW) |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2020-21                 |                             452 |
| 2021-22                 |                            1604 |
| 2022-23                 |                             136 |
| 2023-24                 |                            1304 |
| 2024-25                 |                            1363 |
| 2025-26 (Till Dec'2025) |                            3317 |
|                         |                            8176 |

## ANNEXURE III REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 913 FOR 04.02.2026

## Central Financial Assistance released to the States in last five years

(All amounts in Rs Crores)

| State                   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2024-25   | 2025-26   |
|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Andhra Pradesh          | -         | -         | -         | -         | 83.9      | 21.6      |
| Chhattisgarh            | -         | -         | -         | 14.3      | 2.8       | 3.0       |
| Gujarat                 | -         | 28.0      | 522.2     | 505.1     | -         | 53.8      |
| Jharkhand               | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | 7.3       |
| Jharkhand & West Bengal | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | 55.0      |
| Karnataka               | -         | 40.0      | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| Kerala                  | 6.7       | -         | 2.5       | -         | 7.4       | 3.9       |
| Madhya Pradesh          | -         | 50.8      | 109.4     | 59.3      | 73.9      | 50.4      |
| Maharashtra             | -         | -         | 12.0      | -         | -         | -         |
| Mizoram                 | -         | 0.5       | 1.3       | -         | 2.2       | -         |
| Odisha                  | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | 3.0       |
| Rajasthan               | 61.4      | 87.2      | -         | 97.5      | 48.5      | 98.5      |
| Uttar Pradesh           | -         | 0.9       | 28.8      | 39.3      | 155.1     | -         |