**Executive Summary:**
This document responds to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 388 regarding the setting up of solar carports in India, answered on August 20, 2025. It clarifies the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)'s current initiatives and provides details of solar carports set up across the country based on information received from various agencies. While MNRE does not have a specific scheme for solar carports, it supports them under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY) scheme.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **MNRE Schemes and Initiatives:**
* MNRE is not currently implementing a specific scheme for setting up solar carports.
* The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY), implemented since February 2024, provides financial support for installing solar rooftop plants, including solar carports for EV charging, for Group Housing Societies and Residential Welfare Associations.
* Under the Scheme for Solarisation of the sun-temple town of Modhera, approved in March 2020, a solar carport was set up at Modhera village.
* **Existing Solar Carport Installations (Based on Information Received):**
* **Chandigarh:** 3745 kW capacity of solar carport has been set up at 22 sites.
* **Gujarat:**
* The Road and Building Department of the Government of Gujarat has set up one solar carport at the parking lot of Sachivalay, Sardar Bhavan in Gandhinagar.
* Convergence Energy Service Limited (CESL) has set up a Solar Carport with BESS (50 kWp/200 kWh) at the Statue of Unity in Kevadia.
* **Jharkhand:** The Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) has installed a 2 MW solar carport at the Jharkhand High Court premises.
* **Ladakh:** CESL has set up a Solar Carport with BESS (110 kWp/860 kWh) at Leh.
* **Design and Implementation Standards:**
* There is no current proposal under consideration in MNRE for developing design or implementation standards for modular and low-cost deployment of solar carports.
**Impact Analysis:**
**Group Housing Societies/Residential Welfare Associations:**
* **Impact:** Can avail financial support under the PMSG: MBY scheme for installing solar rooftop plants for common facilities, including solar carports for EV charging.
* **Action Required:** Explore the PMSG: MBY scheme for potential funding and installation of solar carports.
**Various Agencies (Setting up Solar Carports):**
* **Impact:** The document provides details of existing solar carport installations, which can be used as examples for future projects.
* **Action Required:** Review existing solar carport installations for best practices and potential replication.
**Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE):**
* **Impact:** The MNRE is responsible for overseeing the PMSG: MBY scheme and tracking the progress of solar carport installations across the country.
* **Action Required:** Continue to implement and monitor the PMSG: MBY scheme and gather information on solar carport installations by various agencies. Consider developing design and implementation standards for modular and low-cost deployment of solar carports in the future.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE): The Indian government ministry responsible for new and renewable energy.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the starred question was addressed.
SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO: Member of Parliament who raised the starred question regarding solar carports.
SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI: The Minister of New and Renewable Energy and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, who provided the answer to the Lok Sabha.
PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY): A scheme implemented by MNRE to provide financial support for installing rooftop solar plants, including those covering EV charging through solar carports.
Modhera, Gujarat: A village in Gujarat where a solar carport was set up under the Scheme for Solarisation of suntemple town.
Convergence Energy Service Limited (CESL): An agency that has set up solar carports with BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) at various locations.
Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA): The agency that installed a 2 MW solar carport at the Jharkhand High Court premises in Jharkhand.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 388
ANSWERED ON 20/08/2025
SETTING UP OF SOLAR CARPORTS
*388. SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO
Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the number of solar carports set up across the country along with the
companies collaborated therewith, State-wise;
(b) whether the Government has taken any initiatives for the setting up of multiple solar
carports across the country and if so, the details thereof including the States and if not, the
reasons therefor;
(c) whether the Government has allocated any budget to set up solar carport parking lots and
if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
(d) whether any design or implementation standards have been developed or being planned
for modular and low-cost deployment of such systems and if so, the details thereof?
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.
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Statement referred to in reply of parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.
388 to be answered on 20.08.2025 regarding Setting up of Solar Carports
(a) to (d) Presently the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is not implementing
any specific scheme for setting-up of solar carports.
MNRE is implementing PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY) across the country,
since February, 2024. Under the Scheme, financial support is being provided to Group Housing
Societies/ Residential Welfare Associations to install solar rooftop solar plants for common
facilities covering EV charging including through solar carports.
However, under the Scheme for Solarisation of sun-temple town of Modhera, approved by
MNRE in March 2020, a solar carport has been set-up at Modhera village. In addition, solar
carports have also been set up in the country by various agencies. Details, based on the
information received in this regard, are given in Annexure.
Presently, there is no proposal under consideration in the MNRE, for developing design or
implementation standards for modular and low-cost deployment of solar carports.ANNEXURE
Annexure referred to in reply of parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.
388 to be answered on 20.08.2025 regarding Setting up of Solar Carports
Details of various solar carports set up across the country (based on the information
received from various agencies)
1. Chandigarh: A total of 3745 KW capacity of solar carport has been set up at 22 sites
in the UT of Chandigarh.
2. Gujarat: Road and Building Department of Government of Gujarat has setup one solar
carport at parking lot of Sachivalay, Sardar Bhavan in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Convergence Energy Service Limited (CESL) has set-up a Solar Carport with BESS
(50 kWp + 200 kWh) at Statue of Unity in Kevadia, Gujarat.
3. Jharkhand: Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) has
installed 2 MW solar carport at the Jharkhand High Court premises.
4. Ladakh: CESL has set-up a Solar Carport with BESS (110 kWp + 860 kWh) at Leh.
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