Power Projects with more than 72 GW Solar Power have been installed in the country: Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister


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The Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power has informed that a total of 72.02 GW Solar power capacity projects have been installed in the country, so far. There is significant increase in Solar power Installed capacity from 2019-20 to present. The state/UT-wise, details are given below.

State-wise installed capacity of Solar Power from 2019-20 to 31.10.2023

S. No.

STATES / UTs

Solar Power Capacity in MW (up to 31.03.2020)

Solar Power Capacity in MW (up to 31.10.2023)

1

Andhra Pradesh

3698.32

4555.20

2

Arunachal Pradesh

9.87

11.79

3

Assam

49.75

155.81

4

Bihar

172.19

223.54

5

Chhattisgarh

424.06

1015.24

6

Goa

4.90

35.76

7

Gujarat

2986.77

10417.56

8

Haryana

263.14

1224.30

9

Himachal Pradesh

40.18

111.55

10

Jammu & Kashmir

40.63

54.98

11

Jharkhand

55.45

121.77

12

Karnataka

7306.18

9347.18

13

Kerala

162.38

858.68

14

Ladakh

*

7.80

15

Madhya Pradesh

2309.29

3167.92

16

Maharashtra

1835.62

5064.46

17

Manipur

9.98

13.03

18

Meghalaya

3.85

4.19

19

Mizoram

6.05

30.43

20

Nagaland

2.84

3.04

21

Odisha

420.28

465.23

22

Punjab

961.71

1266.55

23

Rajasthan

5275.27

18089.21

24

Sikkim

1.94

4.69

25

Tamil Nadu

3961.56

7164.59

26

Telangana

3629.10

4712.98

27

Tripura

12.90

18.47

28

Uttar Pradesh

1208.52

2632.61

29

Uttarakhand

327.57

575.53

30

West Bengal

127.24

194.06

31

Andaman & Nicobar

12.43

29.91

32

Chandigarh

41.36

64.05

33

Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

25.32

46.47

34

Delhi

166.62

236.41

35

Lakshadweep

3.27

4.77

36

Puducherry

5.69

43.27

37

Others

45.01

45.01

 

Total (MW)

35607.24

72018.04

*Included in Jammu and Kashmir.

(72.02 GW up to 31.10.2023 includes 55.71 GW from Ground Mounted, 11.08 GW from Rooftop, 2.55 GW from Solar Component of Hybrid Projects & 2.68 GW from Off-Grid Solar)

Solar Power Projects are mostly installed with private sector investment. The private developers are selected through tariff based transparent competitive bidding process and they are free to establish projects anywhere in the country. So far, 72.02 GW of Solar Power Projects have been installed.

Higher financial support is provided for northeastern states for solar power projects under Roof Top Solar and PM-KUSUM schemes.

The budget is not allocated State-wise. However, the total budget allocated for Solar Energy is Rs 5,917.25 crore for financial year 2023-24.

The Government is implementing a scheme for the development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects, with a target of at least 50 Solar Parks with an aggregate capacity of 40,000 MW.

As on 31-10-2023, 50 Solar Parks with an aggregate capacity of 37,490 MW have been sanctioned in 12 States in the country. An aggregate capacity of 10,237 MW of solar projects have been commissioned in 18 Solar Parks, so far. The State wise details are given below.

Details of Solar Parks sanctioned and projects commissioned State-wise

(as on 31-10-2023)

Sl. No.

State

Number of Parks

Sanctioned Capacity (MW)

Projects commissioned

(in MW)

1

Andhra Pradesh

5

4200

3050

2

Chhattisgarh

1

100

0

3

Gujarat

7

12150

900

4

Jharkhand

3

1089

0

5

Karnataka

2

2500

2000

6

Kerala

2

155

100

7

Madhya Pradesh

8

4180

1000

8

Maharashtra

2

750

0

9

Mizoram

1

20

20

10

Odisha

3

340

0

11

Rajasthan

9

8276

2901

12

Uttar Pradesh

7

3730

266

Total

50

37490

10237

 

This information has been given by the Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power Shri R. K. Singh, in written replies to three separate questions, in Rajya Sabha today, December 12, 2023.

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