Lok Sabha Question No. 906 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Contribution of Renewable Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: DUSHYANT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 906

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.04.2016

## CONTRIBUTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY

## 906. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH :

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

- (a) the expected contribution of renewable energy in the energy mix of India by 2020 as per the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC);
- (b) the State-wise details of the present contribution of the renewable energy in their respective energy mix;
- (c) whether the present contribution is in accordance with NAPCC;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to ensure the compliance with Renewable Purchase Obligation in sync with the norms of NAPCC?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) suggests that starting 2009-10, the national renewables standard may be set at 5 percent of total grid's purchase, to be increased by 1 percent each year for 10 years, there by reaching  15 percent share of renewable power in total electricity mix by the year 2020.
- (b),(c)&(d): As  per  the  Central  Electricity  Authority,    share  of  renewable  energy  in  the electricity mix in the year 2014-15 was 7.16 percent. This was less than the share as suggested under NAPCC.

State-wise renewable energy contribution in the electricity mix for the 2014-15 is given at Annexure.

- The share of renewable energy in electricity mix will go up as more renewable energy projects get commissioned.
- (e): The revised Tariff Policy notified by the Government of India on 28 January 2016 has many provisions to increase share of renewable energy in the electricity mix. These include: a) provision  for  8  percent  or  as  notified  solar  RPO  by  the  year  2022;  and  b)  provision  for Renewable Generation Obligation on new coal/lignite based thermal plants. Further, under Ujwal  Discom  Assurance  Yojana  (UDAY)  scheme,  RPO  compliance  has  been  put  as  a condition for support to the states.

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## State-wise share of renewable energy in the electricity mix in the year 2014-15

| State             | Share of renewable energy in the electricity mix   |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Meghalaya         | 4.10%                                              |
| Lakshadweep       | 10.22%                                             |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 19.33%                                             |
| Nagaland          | 12.73%                                             |
| Karnataka         | 16.17%                                             |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 8.52%                                              |
| Tamil Nadu        | 12.85%                                             |
| Tripura           | 2.80%                                              |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 4.82%                                              |
| Rajasthan         | 8.57%                                              |
| Gujarat           | 7.51%                                              |
| Maharashtra       | 7.71%                                              |
| Uttarakhand       | 5.50%                                              |
| Chhattisgarh      | 5.06%                                              |
| Kerala            | 2.85%                                              |
| Punjab            | 2.42%                                              |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 3.60%                                              |
| Mizoram           | 8.26%                                              |
| Jammu &Kashmir    | 2.39%                                              |
| Telangana         | 1.98%                                              |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 2.67%                                              |
| Haryana           | 1.01%                                              |
| Bihar             | 1.13%                                              |
| Odisha            | 1.29%                                              |
| Assam             | 0.81%                                              |
| Andaman Nicobar   | 0.26%                                              |
| Delhi             | 0.40%                                              |
| Chandigarh        | 0.14%                                              |
| Jharkhand         | 0.11%                                              |
| DnD               | 0.01%                                              |
| DNH               | 0.00%                                              |
| Manipur           | 0.00%                                              |
| West Bengal       | 3.39%                                              |