Lok Sabha Question No. 659 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: JNNSM
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, M. K. RAGHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 659

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2015

## JNNSM

659. SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  raise  the  target  for  adding  solar  power capacity by five times to 1,00,000 MW by 2022 and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the estimated cost involved to achieve the target and the mode of funding;
- (c) the present generation of solar power in the country and the target fixed, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has also approved a plan to set up 2000 MW grid connected solar capacity under phase II of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission with funding from viability gap fund and if so, the estimated power to be generated in a year and the number of household to be benefitted, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to achieve the target fixed for generation of solar power in a stipulated time?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : The  Government  has  already  revised  the  National  Solar  Mission  target  of  Grid Connected Solar Power projects from 20,000 MW by 2022 to 100,000 MW by 2022.

The Ministry has chalked out year wise target to achieve 100000 MW by 2022 which is as under :

| Year    | Rooftop   | Ground Mounted Solar Power Projects   | Total (in MW)   |
|---------|-----------|---------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 2015-16 | 200       | 1,800                                 | 2,000           |
| 2016-17 | 4,800     | 7,200                                 | 12,000          |
| 2017-18 | 5,000     | 10,000                                | 15,000          |
| 2018-19 | 6,000     | 10,000                                | 16,000          |
| 2019-20 | 7,000     | 10,000                                | 17000           |
| 2020-21 | 8,000     | 9,500                                 | 17,500          |
| 2021-22 | 9,000     | 8,500                                 | 17,500          |
| Total   | 40,000    | 57,000                                | 97,000 *        |

Tariff Policy has  been  amended  by  the  Government  to  require  State  Electricity Regulators to fix a percentage of energy purchase from solar power under the RPOs.  As per amendment,  the  solar  RPO  has  to  begin  with  0.25%  of  the  energy  procured  in  the  State reaching  to  3%  by  2022.    The  Solar  RPO  set  by  various  State  Electricity  Regulatory Commissions is given in the Annexure.

(b) : In order to achieve the proposed capacity of 100 GW target by 2022, the investment required would be around Rs. 6,00,000 crores (@ Rs.6 crores per MW at present rate) out of which  about  Rs  420,000  Crores  is  proposed  to  be    debt  sourced  from  both  domestic  and international financial institutions including multilateral and bilateral organisations.

(c): As  on  30th  June  2015      the  cumulative  installed  grid-interactive  solar  power generation capacity in the country is 4061.64 MW.TheStates/UTs have to set up solar power projects or procure solar power to fulfil the Renewable purchase obligation declared by the respective Regulatory Commission.  The  Solar RPO  set by various State Electricity Regulatory Commissions is given in the Annexure.

(d): Yes, Madam, the Government has approved a plan to set up 2000 MW grid connected solar power capacity under phase II of JNNSM.

One MW of Solar PV project generates 1.66 million units of electricity.

The power thus generated will be fed to the grid which can be drawn by any consumer including households.

(e): The Government has launched a scheme for setting up 25 solar parks in the country wherein land, evacuation arrangement and common infrastructure will be made available for setting up solar power projects.

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## Annexure  referred to in reply  to Parts (a) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 659 due for Answer on 23/07/2015

The Solar RPO set by various State Electricity Regulatory Commissions is as under:

| State               | 2012- 13                    | 2013-14                       | 2014-15                       | 2015-16                       | 2016-17                       | 2017-18                       | 2018- 19                      | 2019- 20                      | 2020- 21                      | 2021- 22                      |
|---------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1. Andhra Pradesh   | 0.25%                       | 0.25%                         | 0.25%                         | 0.25%                         | 0.25%                         |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 2.Arunachal Pradesh | 0.10%                       | 0.15%                         | 0.20%                         |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 3. Assam            | 0.15%                       | 0.20%                         | 0.25%                         |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 4. Bihar            | 0.25%                       | 0.50%                         | 0.75%                         | 1.00%                         | 1.25%                         | 1.50%                         | 1.75%                         | 2.00%                         | 2.50%                         | 3.00%                         |
| 5. Chhattisgarh     |                             | 0.50%                         | 0.75%                         | 1.00%                         |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 6. Delhi            | 0.15%                       | 0.20%                         | 0.25%                         | 0.30%                         | 0.35%                         |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 7. Gujarat          | 1.00%                       | To continue till any revision | To continue till any revision | To continue till any revision | To continue till any revision | To continue till any revision |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 8. Haryana          | 0.05%                       | 0.10%                         |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 9.Himachal Pradesh  | 0.25%                       | 0.25%                         | 0.25%                         | 0.25%                         | 0.25%                         | 0.50%                         | 0.75%                         | 1.00%                         | 2.00%                         | 3.00%                         |
| 10.Jammu Kashmir    | 0.25%                       | 0.25%                         | 0.75%                         | 1.50%                         | 2.00%                         |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 11. Goa&UT          | 0.40%                       | 0.40%                         | 0.60%                         | 0.85%                         | 1.15%                         | 1.50%                         | 1.85%                         | 2.20%                         | 2.60%                         | 3.00%                         |
| 12. Jharkhand       |                             | 1.00%                         | 1.00%                         | 1.00%                         |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 13. Karnataka       | 0.25%                       | 0.25%                         | 0.25%                         | 0.25%                         | 0.25%                         |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 14. Kerala          |                             | 0.25%                         | 0.28%                         | 0.30%                         | 0.33%                         | 0.37%                         | 0.40%                         | 0.44%                         | 0.49%                         | 0.54%                         |
| 15.Madhya Pradesh   | 0.60%                       | 0.80%                         | 1.00%                         |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 16. Maharashtra     | 0.25%                       | 0.50%                         | 0.50%                         | 0.50%                         |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 17. Manipur         | 0.25%                       |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 18. Mizoram         | 0.25%                       |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 19. Meghalaya       | 0.40%                       |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 20. Nagaland        | 0.25%                       |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 21. Orissa          | 0.15%                       | 0.20%                         | 0.25%                         | 0.30%                         |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 22. Punjab          | 0.07%                       | 0.13%                         | 0.19%                         |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 23. Rajasthan       | 0.75%                       | 1.00%                         |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 24. Sikkim          | Regulation yet to be issued | Regulation yet to be issued   | Regulation yet to be issued   | Regulation yet to be issued   | Regulation yet to be issued   | Regulation yet to be issued   | Regulation yet to be issued   | Regulation yet to be issued   | Regulation yet to be issued   | Regulation yet to be issued   |
| 25. Tripura         | 0.10%                       |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 26. Tamil Nadu      | 0.05%                       | To continue till any revision | To continue till any revision | To continue till any revision | To continue till any revision | To continue till any revision | To continue till any revision | To continue till any revision | To continue till any revision | To continue till any revision |
| 27. Uttarakhand     |                             | 0.05%                         | 0.075%                        | 0.100%                        | 0.300%                        | 0.500%                        |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 28. Uttar Pradesh   | 1.00%                       | To continue till any revision | To continue till any revision | To continue till any revision | To continue till any revision |                               |                               |                               |                               |                               |
| 29. West Bengal     |                             | 0.10% 0.15% 0.20%             | 0.10% 0.15% 0.20%             | 0.10% 0.15% 0.20%             | 0.25%                         | 0.30%                         |                               |                               |                               |                               |