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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 534
ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026
SCRAPPING OF UNVIABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS
*534. SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI
SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE
Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:
(a) the number of renewable energy projects found to be financially unviable in various
States/UTs of the country particularly in the State of Maharashtra and the Union Territories
of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu along with the details of number of projects
that have been scrapped among them;
(b) whether the scrapping of certain renewable energy projects had a significant impact on the
renewable energy targets of the country;
(c) if so, the details and reasons therefor along with the steps being taken by the Government
to compensate the losses by awarding new contracts for viable projects; and
(d) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure the optimal utilisation of transmission
capacity for renewable energy projects and to streamline the contract-awarding mechanism
with a view to achieve the Net Zero target particularly in the State of Maharshtra and the UTs
of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS,
& FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)
(a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
*****STATEMENT
Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 534 to be
answered on 01.04.2026 regarding ‘Scrapping of Unviable Renewable Energy Projects’ asked by
Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke
(a) Most of renewable energy projects are set up by private developers. Financial viability aspects are
generally assessed by developers at the time of bidding based on their commercial considerations. As
informed by Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and
Daman & Diu (DNH&DD) Power Corporation Limited, no solar or wind power projects have been
reported scrapped in their State/ UT.
(b)&(c) India has already achieved 50% of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources,
five years ahead of the target set under its Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement.
As of 28th February, 2026, the installed capacity from non-fossil sources stands at about 275 GW, with
47.2 GW added in the current financial year up to February 2026.
(d) The Government has taken several measures to ensure optimum utilisation of transmission capacity
for evacuation of renewable energy (RE) in the country. These include:
i. Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has published a plan for Transmission System for
integration of over 500 GW RE capacity by 2030 covering all RE rich States including
Maharashtra.
ii. Ministry of New & Renewable Energy is implementing Green Energy Corridor scheme in
10 (ten) states including in Maharashtra for construction of intra-state transmission system
for evacuation of RE.
iii. Advanced grid support technologies such as STATCOMs and synchronous condensers for
voltage stability and dynamic response have been considered in the transmission planning
and are at various stages of implementation.
iv. Establishment of Renewable Energy Management Centers (REMCs) for real-time
forecasting, scheduling, and monitoring of RE generation across 12 RE-rich regions
including in Maharashtra for western region, and ancillary services by Grid Controller of
India Limited to enhance grid reliability and optimise transmission utilisation.
v. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2025 have
introduced Solar Hour and Non-Solar Hour access, under which solar projects are aligned
with Solar Hours, while wind and Energy Storage Systems are permitted round-the-clock
access. This framework promotes optimal utilisation of transmission capacity and
encourages hybrid project with different combination of solar, wind and Battery Energy
Storage System (BESS) to ensure more reliable renewable power supply.
Further, to streamline the contract awarding mechanism, Standard Bidding Guidelines for tariff based
competitive bidding process for procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar, Wind, Wind-Solar
Hybrid and Firm & Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE) projects have been issued.
MEDA has informed that Government of Maharashtra has taken several steps to ensure optimal
utilisation of transmission capacity. The State Government has declared Maharashtra Renewable
Energy & Energy Storage Policy (2025–2035). This Policy provides for allotment of Government land,
leasing of private land on set rates, development of Renewable Energy Industrial Zones, strengthening
of transmission network, advance planning of evacuation infrastructure and promotion of energy stor-
age and hybrid projects for reliable grid integration of Renewable Energy.
DNH&DD Power Corporation Limited has informed that the UT administration has initiated to install
Battery Energy Storage System at the Diu district.
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