A number of schemes being implemented for Solar Energy; Rajasthan, Gujarat and Karnataka account for over 50% installed capacity – Union Power & NRE Minister Shri R. K. Singh – EQ Mag
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing various Schemes/ Programmes for the promotion of solar energy in the country, including in the rural areas of the country. The details of major Schemes/ Programmes are given in Annexure-I. With the joint efforts of the States/UTs and the Central Government, over 64.38 GW solar power capacity is reported installed in the country till 28.02.2023. State/UT-wise details are given in Annexure-II.
Details of major ongoing schemes for promotion of Solar Energy
| Scheme/ Programmes | Financial support presently available as per the
Scheme |
| a) Rooftop Solar Programme Phase-II | Addition of 4000 MW RTS capacity in Residential Sector through provision of Central Financial Assistance (CFA). In addition, incentives to Discoms for initial 18000 MW RTS capacity addition.
The Programme is demand driven and open for all citizens of the country for installation of rooftop solar in residential sector as per provisions of implementation guidelines issued for the Programme
depending upon achievements in capacity addition above baseline. |
| b) PM-KUSUM scheme | The Scheme is demand driven and open for all farmers of the country for implementation as per guidelines issued for the Scheme.
Component A: Setting up of 10,000 MW of Decentralized Ground/Stilt Mounted Solar Power Plants on barren/fallow/pasture/marshy land of farmers. Such plants can be installed by individual farmer, Solar Power Developer, Cooperatives, Panchayats and Farmers Producer Organisations. 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 in off-grid areas. 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 through (i) Individual Pump Solarisation and (ii) 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 is provided. However, in North Eastern States, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, 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. |
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| c) 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. |
| d) Solar Park Scheme | Up to 25 lakhs per Solar Park, for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR).
20 Lakh per MW or 30% of the project cost, whichever is lower, for development of infrastructure. |
| e) 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. |
| f) 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. |
State-wise installed solar capacity as on 28.02.2023
| S. No. | STATES / UTs | Solar Power (in MW) |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 4530.76 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 11.64 |
| 3 | Assam | 147.92 |
| 4 | Bihar | 192.89 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 947.35 |
| 6 | Goa | 26.40 |
| 7 | Gujarat | 8887.73 |
| 8 | Haryana | 1026.71 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 87.46 |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir | 49.12 |
| 11 | Jharkhand | 101.85 |
| 12 | Karnataka | 8110.49 |
| 13 | Kerala | 723.49 |
| 14 | Ladakh | 7.80 |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh | 2801.25 |
| 16 | Maharashtra | 3772.09 |
| 17 | Manipur | 12.28 |
| 18 | Meghalaya | 4.15 |
| 19 | Mizoram | 8.01 |
| 20 | Nagaland | 3.04 |
| 21 | Odisha | 452.94 |
| 22 | Punjab | 1165.07 |
| 23 | Rajasthan | 16405.75 |
| 24 | Sikkim | 4.68 |
| 25 | Tamil Nadu | 6536.77 |
| 26 | Telangana | 4657.18 |
| 27 | Tripura | 17.53 |
| 28 | Uttar Pradesh | 2500.97 |
| 29 | Uttarakhand | 575.52 |
| 30 | West Bengal | 179.98 |
| 31 | Andaman & Nicobar | 29.91 |
| 32 | Chandigarh | 58.69 |
| 33 | Dadar & Nagar Haveli | 5.46 |
| 34 | Daman & Diu | 41.01 |
| 35 | Delhi | 213.00 |
| 36 | Lakshadweep | 3.27 |
| 37 | Pondicherry | 35.53 |
| 38 | Others | 45.01 |
| Total | 64380.70 |
This information was given by the Union Minister of New Renewable Energy Sh. R.K. Singh in the Rajya Sabha Today.
