Lok Sabha Question No. 1936 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-11
Subject: Equipment for Solar Plants
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Raja Ram Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1936

ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026

## EQUIPMENT FOR SOLAR PLANTS

## 1936. SHRI RAJA RAM SINGH

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

- (a) whether the Government has the data related to total solar energy plants set up in the country during the last five years, State-wise;

(b) the total number of solar plants among the installed plants are made in the country and imported along with the details of the countries from which imports were made during the last five years; and

(c)  the  details  of  the  imported  equipment  for  setting  up  of  solar  power  plants  like  batteries, inverters and other equipment during the last five years, country-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a) Yes. The State-wise capacities of solar power plants installed in the last five years are given at Annexure-I .

(b) & (c): Solar power plants, as such, are not imported. However, equipment used for setting up solar power plants can be imported into the country.  Solar Photovoltaic (PV) modules constitute the highest percentage of cost, among the various inputs that go into setting up of solar power plants.

As per the Export-Import Data Bank of the Department of Commerce, the value of solar PV modules imported from major source countries, during the last five years, is given at AnnexureII .

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply of part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1936 for 11.02.2026 regarding ' Equipment for Solar Plants '

## Details of State-wise Solar Power Installation during last 5 Financial Years

| S. No.   | STATES / UTs         | Cumulative Solar Power Capacity as on 31.03.2020   | Cumulative Solar Power Capacity as on 31.03.2025   | Solar Installation last 5 years   | Power during   |
|----------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       | (MW) 3698.32                                       | (MW) 5370.00                                       |                                   | (MW) 1671.68   |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh    | 9.87                                               | 14.85                                              |                                   | 4.98           |
| 3        | Assam                | 49.75                                              | 196.54                                             |                                   | 146.79         |
| 4        | Bihar                | 172.19                                             | 328.34                                             |                                   | 156.15         |
| 5        | Chhatisgarh          | 424.06                                             | 1347.04                                            |                                   | 922.98         |
| 6        | Goa                  | 4.90                                               | 56.44                                              |                                   | 51.54          |
| 7        | Gujarat              | 2986.77                                            | 18496.66                                           |                                   | 15509.89       |
| 8        | Haryana              | 263.14                                             | 2064.97                                            |                                   | 1801.83        |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh     | 40.18                                              | 204.26                                             |                                   | 164.08         |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir      | 40.63                                              | 74.49                                              |                                   | 33.86          |
| 11       | Jharkhand            | 55.45                                              | 199.87                                             |                                   | 144.42         |
| 12       | Karnataka            | 7306.18                                            | 9679.66                                            |                                   | 2373.48        |
| 13       | Kerala               | 162.38                                             | 1538.94                                            |                                   | 1376.56        |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh       | 2309.29                                            | 5118.38                                            |                                   | 2809.09        |
| 16       | Maharashtra          | 1835.62                                            | 10687.27                                           |                                   | 8851.65        |
| 17       | Manipur              | 9.98                                               | 13.79                                              |                                   | 3.81           |
| 18       | Meghalaya            | 3.85                                               | 4.28                                               |                                   | 0.43           |
| 19       |                      | 6.05                                               | 30.39                                              |                                   | 24.34          |
| 20       | Mizoram Nagaland     | 2.84                                               | 3.17                                               |                                   | 0.33           |
| 21       | Odisha               | 420.28                                             | 624.44                                             |                                   | 204.16         |
| 22       | Punjab               | 961.71                                             | 1421.43                                            |                                   | 459.72         |
| 23       | Rajasthan            | 5275.27                                            | 28286.47                                           |                                   | 23011.20       |
| 24       | Sikkim               | 1.94                                               | 7.56                                               |                                   | 5.62           |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu           | 3961.56                                            | 10153.58                                           |                                   | 6192.02        |
| 26       | Telangana            | 3629.10                                            | 4842.10                                            |                                   | 1213.00        |
| 27       | Tripura              | 12.90                                              | 21.24                                              |                                   | 8.34           |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh        | 1208.52                                            | 3364.07                                            |                                   | 2155.55        |
| 29       | Uttarakhand          | 327.57                                             | 593.07                                             |                                   | 265.50         |
| 30       | West Bengal          | 127.24                                             | 320.62                                             |                                   | 193.38         |
| 31       | Andaman & Nicobar    | 12.43                                              | 29.91                                              |                                   | 17.48          |
| 32       | Chandigarh           | 41.36                                              | 78.85                                              |                                   | 37.49          |
| 33       | Dadar & Nagar Haveli | 5.46                                               |                                                    |                                   |                |
| 34       | Daman & Diu          | 19.86                                              | 48.12                                              |                                   | 22.80          |
| 35       | Delhi                | 166.62                                             | 313.40                                             |                                   | 146.78         |
| 36       | Lakshwadeep          | 3.27                                               |                                                    |                                   |                |
| 37       | Pondicherry          | 5.69                                               | 4.97 54.51                                         |                                   | 1.70 48.82     |
| 38       | Others               | 45.01                                              | 45.01                                              |                                   | 0.00           |
|          | Total (MW)           | 35607.24                                           | 105646.49                                          |                                   | 70039.25       |

Annexure-II  referred  to  in  reply  of  parts  (b)  &  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 1936 for 11.02.2026 regarding ' Equipment for Solar Plants '

## Details of solar modules imported in the country during last five years

|                     | Value of Import in USD Millions   | Value of Import in USD Millions   | Value of Import in USD Millions   | Value of Import in USD Millions   | Value of Import in USD Millions   |
|---------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Country             | 2020-21*                          | 2021-22*                          | 2022-23*                          | 2023-24*                          | 2024-25*                          |
|                     | HS Code 85414011                  | HS Code 85414012                  | HS Code 85414300                  | HS Code 85414300                  | HS Code 85414300                  |
| China PRP           | 494.87                            | 3075.32                           | 874.89                            | 2850.74                           | 1696.77                           |
| Vietnam Soc Rep     | 14.97                             | 0                                 | 39.63                             | 935.05                            | 333.53                            |
| Hong Kong           | 3.22                              | 229.12                            | 3.04                              | 210.28                            | 83.07                             |
| Malaysia            | 7.46                              | 31.43                             | 1.24                              | 237.99                            | 5.93                              |
| Singapore           | 6.69                              | 22.76                             | 24.09                             | 97.19                             | 11.45                             |
| Others              | 44.46                             | 4.57                              | 0.63                              | 22.26                             | 32.45                             |
| TOTAL (USD million) | 571.67                            | 3363.20                           | 943.52                            | 4353.51                           | 2151.75                           |

In  FY  2021-22,  the  HS  Code  85414011  was  retained  for  Solar  PV  Cells  and  new  HS  Code 85414012 was brought in for Solar PV Modules.

Subsequently, from FY 2022-23, the Solar PV Cells and Solar PV Modules (other than those exclusively  used  with  ITA-1  items)  are  put  under  HS  Codes  85414200  and  85414300 respectively .