Lok Sabha Question No. 4010 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Green Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU, KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4010 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13-08-2015

## Green Energy

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| DR. GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO                                                     | SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL, MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL & NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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| (a) : the details of measures taken by the Government to propagate/create awareness about Green Energy; | (a) : The major initiatives taken by the Government to propagate/create awareness about renewable energy includes the following: (i) Publication of bi-monthly newsletter 'Akshay Urja' both in English and Hindi separately, with a focus on national/international renewable energy developments, technological developments, manufacturer's details, renewable energy education, etc. (ii) Release of thematic advertisements on various sources of renewable energy in Hindi, English and Regional language newspapers. (iii) The production and telecast of TV episodes on renewable energy by Doordarshan on weekly basis on DD Primary channel and DD National channel during the year. (iv) Providing financial support for various district/State-level exhibitions in different States/Union Territories of the country displaying renewable energy systems, devices, working models in Hindi, English and regional languages. (v) State Nodal Agencies (SNAs) are provided central financial assistance for taking up various publicity activities like exhibitions, advertisements, orientation camps and outdoor publicity through hoardings, bus back panels, kiosks wall paintings and bus stop shelters in their regional languages. (vi) Publicity on Renewable Energy through on screen digital cinema advertising through Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity. (vii) To inculcate the awareness about renewable energy amongst visitors, Ministry participated in IITF-2014 with theme of 'Women |

- (b) : whether it is true that the generation of  renewable  energy  in  our  country  is  not growing fast enough, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) : whether  the  Government  has  set  a target  of  165  gigawatts  of  new  renewable energy  capacity  by  2022  and  if  so,  the details thereof to achieve this target;
- (d) : whether the Government proposes/has issued Climate Bonds to finance  the  programme,  if  so,  the  details thereof  along  with  the  capital  required  to meet the target of new  and  renewable energy capacity; and
- (e) : the other steps taken by the Government to ensure adequately financing the programme?

Entrepreneurship'.

- (viii) Radio sponsored programme of 15 minutes duration  on  renewable  energy  through  NFDC  in Hindi and regional languages.
- (ix) As  a  follow  up  to  the  'Make  in  India'  initiative,  to showcase India's renewable energy potential globally, the Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable Energy (MNRE) in partnership with Indian Renewable  Energy  Development  Agency  Limited (IREDA), the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce  and  Industry  (FICCI)  organized  the Global  Renewable  Energy  Investment  Promotion Meet (REINVEST) in February, 2015
- (b) : Grid-connected Renewable energy installed capacity has witnessed an average growth rate of 22% during the last five years, i.e. it grew from about 16817 MW, as on  31.3.2010  to  35777  MW  as  on  31.3.2015. During  this  period,  installed  capacity  of  solar  energy increased at an average annual rate of 72.4%, for wind, biomass and small hydro power it increased at the rate of 19.7%, 20% and 9.6% respectively.
- (c)  :  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE) has  up-scaled  the  targets  for  generation  of  175  GW power capacity from various renewable energy sources by the year 2022. This includes 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from wind, 10 GW from bio-power and 5 GW from small hydro power.
- (d) : The  Government  has  given  an  approval  for issuance  of  tax  free  infrastructure  bonds  of  Rs  5000 crore for funding renewable energy projects/ programmes  during  the  FY  2015-16through  Central Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)namely Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFCL), Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (RECL) and National

| Thermal (e) : Government renewable majority Clean lines of Agency projects, through Bank, inclusion Sector tax free energy organized Promotion commitment financial solar energy, sectors.   |
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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4010

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015

## GREEN ENERGY

## 4010.  DR. GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU: SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO:

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

(a) the  details  of  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  propagate/create  awareness  about Green Energy;

(b) whether it is true that the generation of renewable energy in our country is not growing fast enough, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) whether  the  Government  has  set  a  target  of  165  gigawatts  of  new  renewable  energy capacity by 2022 and if so, the details thereof to achieve this target;

(d) whether the Government proposes/has issued Climate Bonds to finance the programme, if so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  capital  required  to  meet  the  target  of  new  and  renewable energy capacity; and

(e) the other steps taken by the Government to ensure adequately financing the programme?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The  major  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  to  propagate/create  awareness  about renewable energy includes the following:

- (i) Publication of bi-monthly newsletter 'Akshay Urja' both in English and Hindi separately, with  a  focus  on  national/international  renewable  energy  developments,  technological developments, manufacturer's details, renewable energy education, etc.
- (ii) Release  of  thematic  advertisements  on  various  sources  of  renewable  energy  in  Hindi, English and Regional language newspapers.
- (iii) The  production  and  telecast  of  TV  episodes  on  renewable  energy  by  Doordarshan  on weekly basis on DD Primary channel and DD National channel during the year.
- (iv) Providing financial support for various district/State-level exhibitions in different States/Union  Territories  of  the  country  displaying  renewable  energy  systems,  devices, working models in Hindi, English and regional languages.
- (v) State Nodal Agencies (SNAs) are provided central financial assistance for taking up various publicity activities like exhibitions, advertisements, orientation camps and outdoor publicity through  hoardings,  bus  back  panels,  kiosks  wall  paintings  and  bus  stop  shelters  in  their regional languages.
- (vi) Publicity  on  Renewable  Energy  through  on  screen  digital  cinema  advertising  through Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity.
- (vii) To inculcate the awareness about renewable energy amongst visitors, Ministry participated in IITF-2014 with theme of 'Women Entrepreneurship'.

- (viii) Radio sponsored programme of 15 minutes duration on renewable energy through NFDC in Hindi and regional languages.
- (ix) As  a  follow  up  to  the  'Make  in  India'  initiative,  to  showcase  India's  renewable  energy potential globally, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in partnership with Indian  Renewable  Energy  Development  Agency  Limited  (IREDA),  the  Confederation  of Indian  Industry  (CII)  and  the  Federation  of  Indian  Chambers  of  Commerce  and  Industry (FICCI) organized the Global Renewable Energy Investment Promotion Meet (REINVEST) in February, 2015

(b): Grid-connected Renewable energy installed capacity has witnessed an average growth rate of 22% during the last five years, i.e. it grew from about 16817 MW, as on 31.3.2010 to 35777 MW as on 31.3.2015. During this period, installed capacity of solar energy increased at an average annual rate of 72.4%, for wind, biomass and small hydro power it increased at the rate of 19.7%, 20% and 9.6% respectively.

(c): Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has up-scaled the targets for generation of  175  GW  power  capacity  from  various  renewable  energy  sources  by  the  year  2022.  This includes 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from wind, 10 GW from bio-power and 5 GW from small hydro power.

(d): The Government has given an approval for issuance of tax free infrastructure bonds of Rs 5000  crore  for  funding  renewable  energy  projects/  programmes  during  the  FY  2015-16through Central  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (PSUs)namely  Indian  Renewable  Energy  Development Agency (IREDA), Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFCL), Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (RECL) and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).

(e): The major initiatives taken/planned by the Government to mobilize adequate financing for renewable  energy  projects, inter  alia ,  include  financing  majority  of  renewable  energy  projects through  National  Clean  Energy  Fund  as  per  its  norms,  extending  new  lines  of  credit  to  Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency to enable it enhance its concessional loan to RE projects, mobilizing  project  based  concessional  loans  through  multi-lateral  and  bi-lateral  agencies  i.e. World Bank, Asian Development Bank, KfW - Germany; inclusion of Renewable Energy Projects in Priority Sector Lending of Banks; and approval for issuance of tax free infrastructure bonds for funding renewable energy projects during the FY 2015-16. Besides, MNRE organized a Global Renewable  Energy  Investment  Promotion  Meet  (REINVEST)  in  February,  2015  wherein commitment  from  Power  Producers,  manufacturers  and  financial  institutions  were  received  for investments in the solar energy, wind energy, small hydro and bio energy sectors.