Parliament Question: Expansion of Renewable Energy Capacity

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2987 ANSWERED ON 06.08.2025 EXPANSION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY

2987. SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH

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

(a) whether the Government is targeting expansion of renewable energy capacity nationwide;

(b) if so, the details of targets set for solar, wind and biomass energy;

(c) the details of incentives provided for rooftop solar installations;

(d) the steps taken by the Government to encourage private sector participation; and

(e) the details of proposals to promote household solar adoption in Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha Constituency of Haryana? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a) & (b) In line with Hon’ble Prime Minister’s announcement at COP26, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is working towards achieving 500 GW of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil sources by 2030. As per the Central Electricity Authority (CEA)’s Report on Optimal Generation Mix for 2029-30 (Ver.2.0), the likely installed capacity of solar, wind and biomass energy in 2029-30 is as under:

Resource Likely installed capacity in 2029-30 (in GW) Solar 292.56 Wind 99.89 Biomass 14.50

(c) Details of incentives provided as Central Financial Assistance (CFA), for rooftop solar installations under PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PM-SGMBY) are given at Annexure-I.

(d) Presently, most of renewable energy projects are set up by private sector developers. The Government of India has also taken several steps and initiatives to promote and accelerate renewable energy capacity in the country to realize the target of 500 GW non-fossil power capacity by 2030, as given at Annexure-II.

(e) Number of applications submitted for rooftop solar installations and the number of households benefitted as on 31.07.2025, under PM-SGMBY, in Bhiwani and Mahendragarh districts of

Haryana are given below:

District No. of No. of Applications Households Benefitted Bhiwani 13,270 1,069 Mahendragarh 6,556 551 *****Annexure-I Annexure-I referred to in reply of part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2987 to be answered on 06.08.2025 Incentives being provided as Central Financial Assistance (CFA) under PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PM-SGMBY) Scheme/Programmes Incentives presently available as per the Scheme a) PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli 1. Under the PMSG: MBY, the CFA for installation of Rooftop

Yojana Solar in the Residential Sector is given below:

CFA (Special Type of Residential S.No. CFA Category Segment States/UTs) Residential Sector (first 2 kWp of 1 Rooftop Solar (RTS) Rs.30,000/kWp Rs.33,000/kWp capacity or part thereof) Residential Sector (with additional RTS 2 Rs.18,000/kWp Rs.19,800/kWp capacity of 1 kWp or part thereof) Residential Sector (additional RTS No additional No additional 3 capacity beyond 3 CFA CFA kWp) Group Housing Societies/ Residential Welfare Associations (GHS/RWA) etc. for 4 Rs.18,000/kWp Rs.19,800/kWp common facilities including EV charging up to 500 kWp (@ 3 kWp per house)

2. The PMSG: MBY scheme includes the provision for incentive to DISCOMs to motivate and help them in activities such as create conducive regulatory and administrative mechanisms, achieve targets for implementation. The incentive is pegged at 5% of applicable benchmark cost for capacity achieved above 10% and less than 15% of installed base capacity; 10% of the applicable benchmark cost for capacity achieved beyond 15% of installed base capacity.

3. To push the deployment of residential rooftop solar system

(RTS) and undertake local mobilization efforts, the PMSG:

MBY scheme also includes the provision for incentive to the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and Panchayat Raj Institutions

(PRIs), at the rate of Rs.1000 for every installation of RTS in residential segment in the jurisdiction of ULB/PRI, for which CFA has been transferred to consumer.

4. Further, a fund of Rs. 800 crore has been provisioned for developing a Model Solar Village in each district of the country, with an assistance of Rs 1 crore per Model Solar

Village under PMSG: MBY scheme.Annexure-II Annexure-II referred to in reply of part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2987 to be answered on 06.08.2025 The Government of India has taken several steps and initiatives to promote and accelerate renewable energy capacity in the country to realize the commitment of 500 GW non-fossil energy capacity by 2030. These include, inter-alia, the following:

• Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued Bidding Trajectory for issuance of RE power procurement bids of 50 GW/annum by Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies

(REIAs) [REIAs: Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI), NTPC Limited, NHPC Limited, SJVN Limited] from FY 2023-24 to FY 2027-28. • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been permitted up to 100 percent under the automatic route.

• Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges have been waived for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30th June 2025, for Green Hydrogen Projects till December 2030 and for offshore wind projects till December 2032.

• To boost RE consumption, Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) followed by Renewable Consumption Obligation (RCO) trajectory has been notified till 2029-30. The RCO which is applicable to all designated consumers under the Energy Conservation Act 2001 will attract penalties on non-compliance. RCO also includes specified quantum of consumption from Decentralized Renewable Energy sources.

• Standard Bidding Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process for procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar, Wind, Wind-Solar Hybrid and Firm & Dispatchable RE

(FDRE) projects have been issued. • Schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM- KUSUM), PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules, New Solar Power Scheme (for Tribal and PVTG Habitations/Villages) under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) and Dharti Aabha Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA JGUA), National Green Hydrogen Mission, Viability Gap Funding (VGF) Scheme for Offshore Wind Energy Projects have been launched.

• Scheme for setting up of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power projects is being implemented to provide land and transmission to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale. • Laying of new transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity has been funded under the Green Energy Corridor Scheme for evacuation of renewable power.

• Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020 has been issued for net-metering up to five hundred Kilowatt or up to the electrical sanctioned load, whichever is lower.• “National Repowering and Life Extension Policy for Wind Power Projects, 2023” has been issued.

• “Strategy for Establishments of Offshore Wind Energy Projects” has been issued indicating a bidding trajectory of 37 GW by 2030 and various business models for project development. • The Offshore Wind Energy Lease Rules, 2023 have been notified vide Ministry of External Affairs notification dated 19th December 2023, to regulate the grant of lease of offshore areas for development of offshore wind energy projects.

• Standard & Labelling (S&L) programs for Solar Photovoltaic modules and Grid-connected Solar Inverters have been launched. • To augment transmission infrastructure needed for steep RE trajectory, transmission plan has been prepared till 2030.

• “The Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge and related matters) Rules (LPS rules) have been notified. • Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022, has been notified on 06th June 2022 with objective of ensuring access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable green energy for all. Green Energy Open Access is allowed to any consumer with contract demand of 100 kW or above through single or multiple single connection aggregating Hundred kW or more located in same electricity division of a distribution licensee.

• Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) has been launched to facilitate sale of Renewable Energy Power through exchanges. • 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.