Lok Sabha Question No. 4137 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Subsidy on Roof Top Solar Panels
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, S. RAJENDRAN, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## Subsidy on Roof Top Solar Panels

|     | KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: SHRI S. RAJENDRAN: SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN: Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:                                                                                                                           |     | SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL & NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| (a) | whether the Government has made any assessment of the potential of solar roof top projects and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/being taken to exploit the same;                                                                             | (a) | National Institute of Solar Energy has estimated a potential for installation of about 42.8 GWp solar roof top projects in the country. Under 'Grid Connected Rooftop and Small Solar Power Plants Programme' of the Ministry, 360 MWp projects have been sanctioned and 54.187 MWp aggregate capacity of projects have been installed. The following steps are being taken by the Government to exploit the potential:  Target set for installation of 40 GWp by year 2022.  15% Government subsidy for non- commercial and non-industrial categories for using domestic solar panels  Accelerated depreciation benefits for industrial and commercial buildings  Custom duty concessions and excise duty exemptions  10 years tax holiday  Loans available under Priority Sector Lending upto Rs. 10 lakhs for individuals  Provision of bank loans as a part of home loan/ home improvement loan  Loans for system aggregators from Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) at concessional interest rate (9.9% to 10.75% per annum) Electricity Regulatory Commissions of 19 States/UTs have notified regulations for grid connectivity, net-metering/ feed-in-tariff mechanism. |
| (b) | whether the Government has proposed to reduce the subsidy on roof top solar power panels to 15% from the present level of 30% due to decline in the price of solar panels and limited availability of funds, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; | (b) | The subsidy now admissible for new sanctions of grid connected solar roof top systems is 15%. For off-grid solar systems subsidy is 30%.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

| (c)   | the number of families who have been provided subsidy for installing such plants in various States including Karnataka, State-wise; and   | (c)   | Ministry has provided subsidy for 11,26,921 solar home lighting systems, 1,08,074 kWp solar power plants in residential and institutional sectors. Further, aggregate 54187 kWp grid connected solar rooftop systems have also been commissioned. State-wise details are given in Annexure.   |
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| (d)   | the life span of such roof top solar panels and their batteries?                                                                          | (d)   | The typical life of grid connected solar roof top plants is 25 years and these systems are without battery back-up. Battery life is from 5 to 10 years with lead-acid battery thereafter, replacement of battery may be required.                                                             |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4137

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015

## SUBSIDY ON ROOF TOP SOLAR PANELS

## 4137.   KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

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

(a) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  of  the  potential  of  solar  roof  top projects and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/being taken to exploit the same;

(b) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  reduce  the  subsidy  on  roof  top  solar  power panels  to  15%  from  the  present  level  of  30%  due  to  decline  in  the  price  of  solar  panels  and limited availability of funds, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) the  number  of  families  who  have  been  provided  subsidy  for  installing  such  plants  in various States including Karnataka, State-wise; and

- (d) the life span of such roof top solar panels and their batteries?

## ANSWER

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

(a): National Institute of Solar Energy has estimated a potential for installation of about 42.8 GWp solar roof top projects in the country.  Under 'Grid Connected Rooftop and Small Solar Power Plants Programme' of the Ministry, 360 MWp projects have been sanctioned and 54.187 MWp aggregate capacity of projects have been installed. The following steps are being taken by the Government to exploit the potential:

-  Target set for installation of 40 GWp by year 2022.
-  15%  Government  subsidy  for  non-commercial  and  non-industrial  categories  for  using domestic solar panels
-  Accelerated depreciation benefits for industrial and commercial buildings
-  Custom duty concessions and excise duty exemptions
-  10 years tax holiday
-  Loans available under Priority Sector Lending upto Rs. 10 lakhs for individuals
-  Provision of bank loans as a part of home loan/ home improvement loan
-  Loans for system aggregators from Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) at concessional interest rate (9.9% to 10.75% per annum)

Electricity  Regulatory  Commissions  of  19  States/UTs  have  notified  regulations  for  grid connectivity, net-metering/ feed-in-tariff mechanism.

(b): The subsidy now admissible for new sanctions of grid connected solar roof top systems is 15%. For off-grid solar systems subsidy is 30%.

(c): Ministry has provided subsidy for 11,26,921 solar home lighting systems, 1,08,074 kWp solar  power  plants  in  residential  and  institutional  sectors.  Further,  aggregate  54187  kWp  grid connected solar rooftop systems have also been commissioned. State-wise details are given in Annexure.

(d): The typical life of grid connected solar roof top plants is 25 years and these systems are without battery back-up. Battery life depends on the type of battery used, maintenance, ambient temp etc.

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| Annexure referred in reply to Part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4137 to be answered on 13.08.2015. State-wise details of home lighting systems, stand-alone solar power plants and grid connected solar rooftop systems installed in the country   | Annexure referred in reply to Part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4137 to be answered on 13.08.2015. State-wise details of home lighting systems, stand-alone solar power plants and grid connected solar rooftop systems installed in the country   | Annexure referred in reply to Part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4137 to be answered on 13.08.2015. State-wise details of home lighting systems, stand-alone solar power plants and grid connected solar rooftop systems installed in the country   | Annexure referred in reply to Part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4137 to be answered on 13.08.2015. State-wise details of home lighting systems, stand-alone solar power plants and grid connected solar rooftop systems installed in the country   | Annexure referred in reply to Part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4137 to be answered on 13.08.2015. State-wise details of home lighting systems, stand-alone solar power plants and grid connected solar rooftop systems installed in the country   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | State/UTs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Home lighting systems (nos.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Stand-alone solar power plants (kWp)                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Grid connected solar rooftop systems (kWp)                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 22890                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 2587                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2455                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 18945                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 530                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 6663                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1210                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 7376                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 842                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 7254                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 18117                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1750                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 393                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 9253                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 10738                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 9750                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 56364                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1327                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1130                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 22592                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1376                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 65283                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 4339                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 9398                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 481                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 49632                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 2463                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1900                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 40412                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 849                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 4002                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2521                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 100                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3478                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1855                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 670                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 3900                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 812                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 7840                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 424                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 6801                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 890                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1045                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1050                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Orissa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 5232                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 237                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 860                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 8626                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1202                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 7520                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 144564                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 9820                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 300                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 15059                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 795                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 80056                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 6882                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 6600                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 32723                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 365                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 235834                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 6263                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1080                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 91350                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 628                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 3412                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 145141                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1126                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 630                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 468                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 167                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 275                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 730                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 5300                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 571                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 8190                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1090                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 40                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1833                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1540                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Others                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 24047                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 23885                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1126921                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 108074                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 54187                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |