Lok Sabha Question No. 877 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Investment on Solar and other Renewable Resources
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: NARAMALLI SIVAPRASAD, NEELAM SONKER, BANSHILAL MAHTO, KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 877

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.04.2016

## INVESTMENT ON SOLAR AND OTHER RENEWABLE RESOURCES

877.    DR. NARAMALLI SIVA PRASAD: SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER: DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO: SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA:

Will the Minister of New and Renewable Energy be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  investment  made  on  solar  and  other  renewable  resources  in  the  country including Andhra Pradesh, State-wise;
- (b) the incentives given by the Government for the installation of solar panels at homes in the country during each of the last three years, State-wise;
- (c) the  mechanism  in  place for  providing  subsidy  or  other  incentives  for  the  industries which agree to  set  up  solar  power  plants  or  which  plan  on  investing  in  solar  or  any  other renewable energy resources;
- (d) whether the Government is contemplating on boosting the solar power generation in the  country  particularly  in  rural  areas  by  the  installation  of  more  solar  street  lights  and providing  solar  power  connections  and  increase  the  subsidy/grants/incentives  for  setting up/installation of solar power panels in individual houses, if so, the details thereof along with the  locations  in  the  country  on  which  these  projects  are  under  implementation/have  been implemented, State-wise;
- (e) whether the Government is making it  compulsory  to install  solar  power  generating panels for newly constructed houses as a part of this drive, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether any role is proposed to be assigned to the private sector through incentives, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Most of the investment in renewable energy come from private sector. Total estimated investment in renewable energy power projects during 2015-16 assuming an investment of Rs. 6 crore per MW is around Rs. 42,000 crore.

State-wise details are given at Annexure-I

- (b): Government is providing following incentives for installation of solar panels at homes in the country:

· Fiscal incentives such as accelerated depreciation, concessional custom duty, excise duty exemptions and  income tax holiday for 10 years

· Loans for system aggregators from Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) at concessional interest rate (9.9% to 10.75% per annum)

· Under Priority Sector Lending, loans are available upto Rs. 10 lakhs for individuals and upto Rs. 15 crore for renewable energy projects

· Bank loans as a part of home loan/ home improvement loan for solar rooftop systems.

State-wise details of funds released for solar panels at home (grid connected roof top) in the country are given at Annexure-II.

(c): The  Government  is  providing  the  following  fiscal  and  promotional  incentives  for promoting solar industry:-

-  capital and/or interest subsidy,
-  tax holiday on the earnings for 10 years,
-  generation based incentive,
-  accelerated depreciation,
-  viability gap funding (VGF),
-  financing solar rooftop systems as part of home loan,
-  concessional excise and custom duties,
-  preferential tariff for power generation from renewables, and
-  Foreign direct investment up to 100 per cent under the automatic route.

In addition power is offered at lower tariff through schemes like bundling with thermal power and VGF.

(d): Ministry  is  promoting  Off-grid  Solar  PV  programme  for  providing  solar  power including street lights in the rural areas of the country. There is no proposal to increase the percentage of subsidy under off-grid programme. State-wise details of Solar PV systems is given at Annexure-III.

(e): MNRE has no authority to make installation  of solar power panels  compulsory for newly constructed houses. MNRE has, however, been writing to State Governments to make it compulsory solar installations in newly constructed Government buildings.

(f): Most renewable energy power projects are installed with private sector involvement. The Government is providing a range of fiscal and promotional incentives for promoting solar industry. These include Accelerated Depreciation, Concessional Customs Duties and Excise Duty exemptions etc.

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## ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 877 FOR 28.4.2016

| S. No.   | STATES / UTs         |   Investment in Rs. Crore |
|----------|----------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       |                   4381.8  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh    |                      1.44 |
| 3        | Assam                |                      0    |
| 4        | Bihar                |                     30.6  |
| 5        | Chhatisgarh          |                    605.88 |
| 6        | Goa                  |                      0    |
| 7        | Gujarat              |                   2538.78 |
| 8        | Haryana              |                      0    |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh     |                    417.6  |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir      |                      6    |
| 11       | Jharkhand            |                      1.14 |
| 12       | Karnataka            |                   3571.74 |
| 13       | Kerala               |                    258.75 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh       |                   8867.34 |
| 15       | Maharashtra          |                   2547.96 |
| 16       | Manipur              |                      0    |
| 17       | Meghalaya            |                      0    |
| 18       | Mizoram              |                      0.6  |
| 19       | Nagaland             |                      6    |
| 20       | Odisha               |                    210.99 |
| 21       | Punjab               |                   1489.74 |
| 22       | Rajasthan            |                   6058.68 |
| 23       | Sikkim               |                      0    |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu           |                   6346.2  |
| 25       | Telangana            |                   3265.74 |
| 26       | Tripura              |                      0    |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh        |                    322.44 |
| 28       | Uttarakhand          |                    492.96 |
| 29       | West Bengal          |                      3.36 |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar    |                      0    |
| 31       | Chandigarh           |                     13.86 |
| 32       | Dadar & Nagar Haveli |                      0    |
| 33       | Daman & Diu          |                     24    |
| 34       | Delhi                |                     52.89 |
| 35       | Lakshwadeep          |                      0    |
| 36       | Pondicherry          |                      0.03 |
| 37       | Others               |                    346.92 |
| Total    | Total                |                  41863.4  |

## ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 877 FOR 28.4.2016

| State-wise details of funds allocated and released, during last 3 years for grid connected solar rooftops (Rs. in Crore)   | State-wise details of funds allocated and released, during last 3 years for grid connected solar rooftops (Rs. in Crore)   | State-wise details of funds allocated and released, during last 3 years for grid connected solar rooftops (Rs. in Crore)   | State-wise details of funds allocated and released, during last 3 years for grid connected solar rooftops (Rs. in Crore)   | State-wise details of funds allocated and released, during last 3 years for grid connected solar rooftops (Rs. in Crore)   | State-wise details of funds allocated and released, during last 3 years for grid connected solar rooftops (Rs. in Crore)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                    | State/UTs                                                                                                                  | Year 2013- 14                                                                                                              | Year 2014- 15                                                                                                              | Year 2015 - 16                                                                                                             | Total                                                                                                                      |
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                    | State/UTs                                                                                                                  | Released amount                                                                                                            | Released amount                                                                                                            | Released amount                                                                                                            | Released amount                                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                            | 2.41                                                                                                                       | 3.87                                                                                                                       | 6.28                                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 3.60                                                                                                                       | 3.60                                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                                          | Delhi                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 5.76                                                                                                                       | 5.76                                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                                                                    | 1.03                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                            | 4.50                                                                                                                       | 5.53                                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                                          | Goa                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 1.44                                                                                                                       | 1.44                                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                                          | Haryana                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 3.60                                                                                                                       | 3.60                                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 4.68                                                                                                                       | 4.68                                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 1.24                                                                                                                       | 1.24                                                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                                          | Odisha                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 2.88                                                                                                                       | 2.88                                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 9.22                                                                                                                       | 9.22                                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 4.26                                                                                                                       | 4.26                                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                 | 0.51                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                            | 8.23                                                                                                                       | 8.74                                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 3.08                                                                                                                       | 3.08                                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                                                       | 22.13                                                                                                                      | 22.14                                                                                                                      |
| 15                                                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 5.86                                                                                                                       | 5.86                                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 3.09                                                                                                                       | 3.09                                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                                         | Chandigarh                                                                                                                 | 0.62                                                                                                                       | 6.12                                                                                                                       | 9.79                                                                                                                       | 16.54                                                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 0.91                                                                                                                       | 0.91                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                            | Sub- Total                                                                                                                 | 2.16                                                                                                                       | 8.54                                                                                                                       | 98.13                                                                                                                      | 108.84                                                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                                                         | PSU/Govt. Departments                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 18.52                                                                                                                      | 18.52                                                                                                                      |
| 20                                                                                                                         | Solar Energy Corporation of India                                                                                          |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 128                                                                                                                        | 128                                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                                         | Capacity Building programme                                                                                                |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            | 2.73                                                                                                                       | 2.73                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                                      | 2.16                                                                                                                       | 8.54                                                                                                                       | 247.38                                                                                                                     | 258.09                                                                                                                     |

## ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 877 FOR 28.4.2016

| State/UT          | Solar Photovoltaic Systems   | Solar Photovoltaic Systems   | Solar Photovoltaic Systems   | Solar Photovoltaic Systems   | Solar Photovoltaic Systems   |
|-------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|                   | Lanterns Nos.                | Home Lights Nos.             | Street Lights Nos.           | Pumps Nos.                   | Stand Alone (KWp)            |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 51360                        | 22972                        | 7812                         | 615                          | 3632.595                     |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 14433                        | 18945                        | 1291                         | 18                           | 600.1                        |
| Assam             | 1211                         | 6926                         | 98                           | 45                           | 1605                         |
| Bihar             | 50117                        | 7403                         | 955                          | 1666                         | 1021.6                       |
| Chhattisgarh      | 3311                         | 7754                         | 2042                         | 435                          | 22898.72                     |
| Delhi             | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 698                          |
| Goa               | 1093                         | 393                          | 707                          | 15                           | 32.72                        |
| Gujarat           | 31603                        | 9253                         | 2004                         | 268                          | 13576.6                      |
| Haryana           | 93853                        | 56727                        | 22018                        | 543                          | 2321.25                      |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 38246                        | 22592                        | 32610                        | 6                            | 1512.5                       |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 51224                        | 65283                        | 5806                         | 39                           | 7561.85                      |
| Jharkhand         | 23374                        | 9450                         | 620                          | 0                            | 3539.9                       |
| Karnataka         | 7334                         | 49644                        | 2694                         | 551                          | 4676.41                      |
| Kerala            | 54367                        | 40412                        | 1735                         | 810                          | 3894.39                      |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 9444                         | 4016                         | 9378                         | 87                           | 2726                         |
| Maharashtra       | 68683                        | 3497                         | 10293                        | 251                          | 3857.7                       |
| Manipur           | 4787                         | 3900                         | 928                          | 40                           | 1241                         |
| Meghalaya         | 24875                        | 7844                         | 1273                         | 19                           | 884.5                        |
| Mizoram           | 9589                         | 6801                         | 1431                         | 37                           | 1185                         |
| Nagaland          | 6766                         | 1045                         | 4471                         | 3                            | 1292                         |

| Orissa               | 9882    |    5274 |   5834 |    57 |   567.515 |
|----------------------|---------|---------|--------|-------|-----------|
| Punjab               | 17495   |    8626 |  10758 |  1857 |   1202    |
| Rajasthan            | 4716    |  144564 |   6852 | 27323 |  15540    |
| Sikkim               | 23300   |   15059 |    504 |     0 |    795    |
| Tamil Nadu           | 16818   |  129087 |  36802 |  1245 |   7297.6  |
| Tripura              | 64282   |   32723 |   1199 |   155 |    369    |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 62015   |  235909 | 182891 |  1516 |   6263.46 |
| Uttarakhand          | 93927   |   91595 |  21571 |    26 |    628.03 |
| West Bengal          | 17662   |  145332 |   8726 |    48 |   1126    |
| Andaman & Nicobar    | 6296    |     468 |    390 |     5 |    167    |
| Chandigarh           | 1675    |     275 |    898 |    12 |    730    |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0       |       0 |      0 |     0 |      0    |
| Daman & Diu          | 0       |       0 |      0 |     0 |      0    |
| Delhi                | 4807    |       0 |    301 |    90 |    571    |
| Lakshadweep          | 5289    |       0 |   1725 |     0 |   1090    |
| Puducherry           | 1637    |      25 |    417 |    21 |     40    |
| Telangana            |         |       0 |      0 |     0 |   1833    |
| Others               | 125797  |  132047 |   9150 |     0 |  23885    |
| Total                | 9698620 | 1285841 | 396184 | 37803 | 140862    |