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Union Minister: Nearly 70.1 GW Solar Power Capacity Installed in the Country

The Minister informed that the country has an estimated solar power potential of 7,48,990 MW. Hence, the potential of solar energy is not fully tapped, so far.

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The Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power has informed that as on 30.06.2023, a cumulative solar power capacity of 70,096 MW has been installed in the country.

The State/UT-wise details of cumulative solar capacity installed are as given below.

Sr. No. State/UT Cumulative Solar Capacity till
30-06-2023 (MW)
1 Andaman & Nicobar 29.91
2 Andhra Pradesh 4552.12
3 Arunachal Pradesh 11.75
4 Assam 155.70
5 Bihar 203.18
6 Chandigarh 63.59
7 Chhattisgarh 962.51
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 5.46
9 Daman & Diu 41.01
10 Delhi 227.73
11 Goa 33.74
12 Gujarat 10133.66
13 Haryana 1106.49
14 Himachal Pradesh 106.55
15 Jammu & Kashmir 53.29
16 Jharkhand 119.34
17 Karnataka 9050.59
18 Kerala 802.16
19 Ladakh 7.80
20 Lakshadweep 3.27
21 Madhya Pradesh 3021.57
22 Maharashtra 4870.64
23 Manipur 12.43
24 Meghalaya 4.15
25 Mizoram 30.43
26 Nagaland 3.04
27 Odisha 458.88
28 Puducherry 43.26
29 Punjab 1190.58
30 Rajasthan 17839.98
31 Sikkim 4.69
32 Tamil Nadu 6892.81
33 Telangana 4695.21
34 Tripura 18.06
35 Uttar Pradesh 2526.61
36 Uttarakhand 575.53
37 West Bengal 194.06
38 Others including NABARD 45.01
Total 70096.78

 

The State/UT-wise details of electricity generated through solar energy in the country during 2022-23 are as given below.

 

Sr. No. State/UT SOLAR POWER GENERATED IN 2022-23 (MU)
1 Andaman & Nicobar 23.94
2 Andhra Pradesh 8140.72
3 Arunachal Pradesh 22.27
4 Assam 216.35
5 Bihar 169.53
6 Chandigarh 12.61
7 Chhattisgarh 635.42
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 27.40
9 Daman & Diu
10 Delhi 236.11
11 Goa 14.87
12 Gujarat 10335.32
13 Haryana 555.20
14 Himachal Pradesh 58.76
15 Jharkhand 19.70
16 Karnataka 14153.79
17 Kerala 879.75
18 Lakshadweep .10
19 Madhya Pradesh 3839.30
20 Maharashtra 4387.85
21 Manipur 8.17
22 Mizoram 3.21
23 Odisha 706.24
24 Puducherry 12.24
25 Punjab 2778.66
26 Rajasthan 34474.43
27 Tamil Nadu 9419.39
28 Telangana 6745.46
29 Tripura 6.58
30 Uttar Pradesh 3674.02
31 Uttarakhand 331.80
32 West Bengal 125.04
33 Others including NABARD -
Total 102014.23

 

The Minister informed that the country has an estimated solar power potential of 7,48,990 MW. Hence, the potential of solar energy is not fully tapped, so far. The Government is making efforts to harness the available potential through various schemes and programs. Several steps have been taken by the Government to promote renewable energy, including solar energy, in the country. These are as given below.

  • Permitting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 percent under the automatic route,
  • Waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30th June 2025,
  • Declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2029-30,
  • Laying of new transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity under the Green Energy Corridor Scheme for evacuation of renewable power,
  • Notification of standards for deployment of solar photovoltaic system/devices,
  • Setting up of Project Development Cell for attracting and facilitating investments,
  • Standard Bidding Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process for procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar PV and Wind Projects.
  • Government has issued orders that power shall be dispatched against Letter of Credit (LC) or advance payment to ensure timely payment by distribution licensees to RE generators.
  • Notification of Promoting Renewable Energy through Green Energy Open Access Rules 2022.
  • Notification of “The Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge and related matters) Rules (LPS rules).
  • Launch of Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) to facilitate sale of Renewable Energy Power through exchanges.
  • Bidding trajectory for renewable energy projects through Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies have been issued.
  • National Green Hydrogen Mission launched with an aim to make India a global hub for production, utilization and export of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives.

 

The Minister informed that the Government is implementing various schemes to provide benefits of solar energy to the citizens/farmers of the country. The list of operational schemes is as given below.

  1. Solar Park Scheme for setting up of at least 50 Solar Parks targeting 40,000 MW of solar power projects.
  2. Scheme for setting up 12,000 MW of Grid-Connected Solar PV Power Projects by the Government producers with Viability Gap Funding (VGF).
  3. Installation of Grid-Connected Solar Rooftop Power Plants.
  4. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM).
  5. Production-linked incentive scheme under “National Programme on high efficiency Solar PV Modules.”
  6. Green Energy Corridor Scheme for Intra-State Transmission System.

 

The Minister further informed that the Government provides financial assistance for availing the benefits of solar energy, under the above schemes, the details of which are as given below.

Scheme/ Programme Incentive presently eligible as per the Scheme
(a) Solar Park Scheme

 

 Up to Rs. 25 lakh per Solar Park, for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR).

Beside this, Rs. 20 Lakh per MW or 30% of the project cost, whichever is lower, for development of park infrastructure.
(b) Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Scheme Phase-II (Government Producer Scheme) for grid-connected Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects by the Government Producers Viability Gap Funding (VGF) support up to Rs 55 lakhs per MW to the CPSUs/Govt. Organizations entities selected through competitive bidding process.
(c) Grid Connected Rooftop Solar PV Power Projects
  1. For Residential Sector
  • Central Financial Assistance (CFA) up to 40% for capacity up to 3 kWp
  • CFA up to 20% for capacity beyond 3 kWp and up to 10 kWp
  • CFA up to 20% for GHS/RWA capacity up to 500 kWp (limited to 10 kWp per house and total upto 500 kWp)
  1. For Discoms

Incentives up to 10% of project cost depending upon achievements in capacity addition above baseline.

Vide its OM dated 27.01.2023, Ministry has fixed the CFA for the entire country. The revised CFA rates would be applicable on all future bids and the bids which are scheduled to be closed after 15 days of issuance of this OM.

The revised rates are as follows:

For general category States/UTs:

i. Individual Household - For first 3 kW: Rs. 14588/ kW and for RTS capacity beyond 3 kW and upto 10 kW: Rs. 7294/kW.

ii. Resident Welfare Associations/Group Housing Societies (RWA/GHS) - Rs. 7294/kW for common facilities up to 500 kWp @ 10 kWp per house.

 

For special category States/UTs:

i. Individual Household - For first 3 kW: Rs. 17662/ kW and for RTS capacity beyond 3 kW and upto 10 kW: Rs. 8831/kW.

ii. Resident Welfare Associations/Group Housing Societies (RWA/GHS) - Rs. 8831/kW for common facilities up to 500 kWp @ 10 kWp per house.
(d)PM-KUSUM scheme Component A: Setting up of 10,000 MW of Decentralized Ground/Stilt Mounted Solar Power Plants

Benefit available: Procurement Based Incentive (PBI) to the DISCOMs @ 40 paise/kWh or Rs.6.60 lakhs/MW/year, whichever is lower, for buying solar power under this scheme. The PBI is given to the DISCOMs for a period of five years from the Commercial Operation Date of the plant. Therefore, the total PBI that payable to DISCOMs is upto Rs. 33 Lakh per MW.

Component B: Installation of 20.00 Lakh Stand-alone Solar Pumps

Benefit available: CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the stand-alone solar agriculture pump is provided. However, in North Eastern States, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&N Islands, CFA of 50% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the stand-alone solar pump is provided.

Component C: Solarisation of 15 Lakh Grid Connected Agriculture Pumps including through feeder level solarisation

Benefit available:

(a) Individual Pump Solarization:  CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the solar PV component will be provided.  However, in North Eastern States, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&N Islands, CFA of 50% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the solar PV component is provided.

(b) Feeder Level Solarization: Agriculture feeders can be solarized by the State Government in CAPEX or RESCO mode with CFA of Rs. 1.05 Crore per MW available from MNRE.
(e) PLI Scheme ‘National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules’ The beneficiaries are eligible for Production Linked Incentive (PLI) on production and sale of solar PV modules. The quantum of PLI eligible for disbursal depends upon: (i) quantum of sales of solar PV modules; (ii) performance parameters (efficiency and temperature coefficient of maximum power) of solar PV modules sold; and (iii) percentage of local value addition in modules sold.
(f) Green Energy Corridor Scheme

for development of intra-state transmission system for RE projects)

 GEC Phase-I: CFA of 40 % of DPR cost or awarded cost whichever is lower.

GEC Phase-II: CFA of 33 % of DPR cost or awarded cost whichever is lower.

 

The Minister informed that the details of fund released by the Government as Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for implementation of various schemes during last five years are as given below.

(Rs. in crores)

Sl. No. State FY
2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
1 Andhra Pradesh 276.17 194.04 51.49 10.48 68.96
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0.00 17.01 19.76 10.54 9.30
3 Andaman & Nicobar 0.00 6.77 0.35 37.97 0.00
4 Assam 0.00 33.07 0.00 9.19 14.02
5 Bihar 5.48 1.38 2.93 0.00 0.00
6 Chandigarh 18.76 5.13 0.85 0.00 0.73
7 Chhattisgarh 127.70 13.45 0.00 7.10 13.54
8 Delhi 0.00 0.60 23.29 26.17 10.07
9 Goa 0.00 0.50 0.00 3.59 0.00
10 Gujarat 417.99 81.19 101.30 1242.71 1114.65
11 Haryana 27.50 22.44 65.89 175.08 118.18
12 Himachal Pradesh 28.05 8.09 23.43 33.44 15.73
13 Jammu & Kashmir 10.53 16.68 4.89 42.26 27.98
14 Jharkhand 33.44 29.79 31.28 15.16 40.64
15 Karnataka 69.52 219.51 160.64 141.91 90.98
16 Kerala 5.50 0.00 18.46 36.34 89.71
17 Ladakh 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.41 125.00
18 Lakshadweep 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
19 Madhya Pradesh 132.90 159.33 93.69 64.95 170.14
20 Maharashtra 182.63 117.32 114.48 95.16 304.58
21 Manipur 0.00 16.86 23.06 14.89 0.00
22 Meghalaya 1.57 3.47 1.13 0.00 0.00
23 Mizoram 0.00 15.33 19.73 2.35 1.29
24 Nagaland 2.06 13.55 10.69 5.86 6.37
25 Odisha 35.64 30.17 4.01 33.47 26.70
26 Puduchchery 0.10 0.79 0.00 0.00 0.00
27 Punjab 39.54 25.94 31.85 65.60 55.93
28 Rajasthan 237.01 213.31 668.67 305.84 258.84
29 Sikkim 2.74 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00
30 Tamil Nadu 42.33 29.29 86.08 60.92 10.98
31 Telangana 53.15 54.50 54.03 49.11 42.81
32 Tripura 0.00 12.65 18.49 16.88 0.12
33 Uttarakhand 30.93 24.86 8.99 28.93 8.33
34 Uttar Pradesh 95.78 92.83 68.91 41.90 74.32
35 West Bengal 11.28 15.70 0.00 0.00 4.71
36 Others (CEL, REL, NABARD, Regional Rural Banks, NGOs, etc.) and other Channel Partners 281.07 115.61 145.91 38.99 17.71
Total 2169.37 1591.15 1854.28 2629.23 2722.32

 

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