Lok Sabha Question No. 1793 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Solar Power Generation
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY, K. MARAGATHAM, GAURAV GOGOI, BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY, SRIRAM MALYADRI, P.P. CHAUDHARY, RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1793

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

## SOLAR POWER GENERATION

1793. SHRI  J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY:

SHRIMATI  K. MARAGATHAM:

SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

SHRIMATI BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY:

SHRI MALYADRI SRIRAM:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

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

- (a) the number of solar power plants set up/being set up in the country during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise and capacity-wise;
- (b) the quantum of funds sanctioned/ released for this purpose during the said period along with the total expenditure incurred thereon, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to formulate any scheme to provide incentive to private companies showing interest in the said projects; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The details of total capacity of grid connected ground mounted solar energy plants set up during each of the last three years, State/ UT-wise are at Annexure-I.
- (b): The  details  of  funds  sanctioned/  released  and  spent  for  setting  up  solar  power  plants during the last three years, scheme-wise and State-wise are at Annexure-II.
- (c)&(d): The  Government  is  providing  the  following  incentives  to  solar  power  developers, including private companies, for setting up solar power projects:
- i. Grant of subsidy on off-grid applications.
- ii. Provision for renewable purchase obligation for solar has been made in the National Tariff Policy.
- iii. Generation based incentives and facility for bundling power for grid connected solar power projects through various interventions announced from time to time.
- iv. Concessional Import duty/Excise duty exemption for setting up of solar power plants accelerated depreciation and tax holiday.
- v. Awareness programmes such as exhibitions, training workshops etc. are being conducted.
- vi. R&D efforts have been initiated for new technologies and improvement in efficiency.

Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1793 to be answered on 30/07/2015 regarding 'Solar Power Generation'.

## Solar energy plants set up during the last three years

| Sl. No.   | State / UT          | 2012-13 (MW)   | 2013-14 (MW)   | 2014-15 (MW)   | 2015-16 (MW) till 27/7/2015   |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | 1.6*           | 108.5*         | 172.3*         | 25.6                          |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                             |
| 3         | Assam               | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                             |
| 4         | Bihar               | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                             |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        | 0              | 3.1            | 0.5            | 2.68                          |
| 6         | Goa                 | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                             |
| 7         | Gujarat             | 253            | 58.5           | 83.7           | 0                             |
| 8         | Haryana             | 0              | 2.5            | 2.5            | 0                             |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh    | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                             |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir      | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                             |
| 11        | Jharkhand           | 12             | 0              | 0              | 0                             |
| 12        | Karnataka           | 5              | 17             | 46.2           | 11                            |
| 13        | Kerala              | 0              | 0              | 0              |                               |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh      | 35.2           | 309.9          | 211.4          | 45                            |
| 15        | Maharashtra         | 80             | 149.3          | 111.5          | 17.95                         |
| 16        | Manipur             | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                             |
| 17        | Meghalaya           | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                             |
| 18        | Mizoram             | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                             |
| 19        | Nagaland            | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                             |
| 20        | Odisha              | 0              | 17.5           | 1.3            | 0.16                          |
| 21        | Punjab              | 0              | 7.5            | 168.4          | 14                            |
| 22        | Rajasthan           | 355.3          | 177.2          | 212            | 222.6                         |
| 23        | Sikkim              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                             |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu          | 2.1            | 81.3           | 44.2           | 15.4                          |
| 25        | Tripura             | 0              | 0              | 5              | 0                             |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh       | 5              | 3.7            | 50.2           | 0                             |
| 27        | Uttarakhand         | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                             |
| 28        | West Bengal         | 0              | 5              | 0.2            | 0                             |
| 29        | Andaman& Nicobar    | 5              | 0              | 0              | 0                             |
| 30        | Chandigarh          | 0              | 2              | 2.5            | 0.54                          |
| 31        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                             |
| 32        | Daman &Diu          | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                             |
| 33        | Delhi               | 0              | 2.6            | 0.3            | 1.24                          |
| 34        | Lakshadweep         | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                             |
| 35        | Puducherry          | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                             |
| 36        | Telangana           | -              | -              | -              | 1.5                           |
|           | Total               | 754.2          | 945.6          | 1112.2         | 357.67                        |

Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1793 to be answered on 30/07/2015 regarding 'Solar Power Generation'.

## State-wise break-up of funds released by the Government for setting up Grid Connected  solar power plants in last three years

(all figures are in crore Rs.)

| Sl. No.   | State / UT     | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   |
|-----------|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State / UT     | 2012-13          | 2013-14          | 2014-15          | 2015-16          |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | 15.18            | 13.60            | 146.08           | 3.87             |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh   | 4.45             | 5.66             | 5.55             | 5.18             |
| 3         | Gujarat        | 0.00             | 0.00             | 2.75             | 0                |
| 4         | Haryana        | 7.72             | 9.25             | 11.82            | 9.86             |
| 5         | Jharkhand      | 11.25            | 14.00            | 29.30            | 18.12            |
| 6         | Karnataka      | 0.00             | 0.00             | 12.00            | 20               |
| 7         | Kerala         | 0.00             | 0.00             | 3.60             | 0.25             |
| 8         | Madhya Pradesh | 2.93             | 4.81             | 8.29             | 12.68            |
| 9         | Maharashtra    | 7.12             | 7.78             | 6.62             | 7.68             |
| 10        | Odisha         | 3.74             | 6.45             | 13.09            | 0                |
| 11        | Punjab         | 4.35             | 8.93             | 32.35            | 0                |
| 12        | Rajasthan      | 11.73            | 25.26            | 56.40            | 37.36            |
| 13        | Tamil Nadu     | 7.52             | 17.00            | 15.40            | 9.88             |
| 14        | Telangana      | 0.00             | 0.00             | 2.75             | 0                |
| 15        | Uttar Pradesh  | 4.66             | 4.77             | 17.15            | 3.5              |
| 16        | Uttarakhand    | 0.22             | 7.64             | 18.25            | 5.72             |
| 17        | West Bengal    | 0.00             | 0.00             | 6.00             | 0                |
| 18        | Delhi          | 0.00             | 0.49             | 0.00             | 0                |
| 19        | Meghalaya      | -                | -                | -                | 0.25             |
| 20        | Arunachal      | -                | -                | -                | 0.25             |
| 21        | Nagaland       | -                | -                | -                | 0.25             |
|           | TOTAL          | 80.87            | 125.64           | 387.4            | 136.33           |

In  addition  to  this  Rs.360.82 Crores has been released to SECI during the current year for VGF scheme which is still to be dispersed further.