Parliament Question: Solar Energy Generation in Andhra Pradesh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4279 ANSWERED ON 18.03.2026 SOLAR ENERGY GENERATION IN ANDHRA PRADESH 4279. SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state: (a) the details of total quantity of solar energy generated during the last five years across the country, State and district-wise in Andhra Pradesh particularly in Eluru district; (b) the total area covered by solar panel grids at present across the country, State and district-wise in Andhra Pradesh particularly in Eluru district; (c) whether the Government has undertaken any schemes, initiatives and programme to increase solar grid panel infrastructure in rural areas of the country especially in Andhra Pradesh; (d) if so, the details thereof along with the regions in Andhra Pradesh identified to have high irradiance, district-wise including Eluru district; and (e) the total funds allocated, released and utilised for increasing solar power grid infrastructure across the country, State and district-wise in Andhra Pradesh particularly in Eluru? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK) (a) As per the information received from Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the total Solar Energy Generated across the country during last five financial years and current financial year up to January 2026 is at Annexure-I. (b) The total installed solar energy capacity in the country as on 28.02.2026 is ~143.60 GW. The details are at Annexure-II. The area covered by solar power project is 3 to 5 acre per MW. (c) & (d) The Government is implementing various schemes to increase solar grid panel infrastructure in the rural areas of the country including Andhra Pradesh. The details of schemes are given at Annexure-III. As per the information received from National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), the Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) in Andhra Pradesh ranges between 4.22-5.56 kWh/m2/ day. The Eluru district records a GHI in the range of 5.02-5.2 kWh/m2 / day. (e) The Government has been implementing the Green Energy Corridor (GEC) scheme to facilitate integration of large-scale renewable generation capacity in the country. The transmission system under the Intra-State Transmission System GEC Phase-I (InSTS GEC-I) is being implemented through the State Transmission Utilities of eight Renewable Energy (RE)-rich States with Central Financial Assistance (CFA) amounting to 40% of the estimated project cost, i.e., Rs. 3164.70 crore. Out of this, Rs. 2839.10 crore has been released as on 28.02.2026. In the State of Andhra Pradesh, the implementing agency is the Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APTRANSCO). The eligible grant for Andhra Pradesh is Rs. 361.25 crore, out of which Rs. 302.48 crore has been released to APTRANSCO. All the projects under GEC-I in Andhra Pradesh have been completed. *****ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4279 FOR 18.03.2026 Total Solar Energy Generated across the country during last five financial years and current financial year up to January 2026 Name of State/UT Solar Energy (in Million Units) Chandigarh 64.05 Delhi 1237.13 Haryana 5037.63 Himachal Pradesh 467.97 Jammu & Kashmir 11.13 Ladakh 0.00 Punjab 10776.86 Rajasthan 198370.95 Uttar Pradesh 21612.51 Uttarakhand 1903.14 Chhattisgarh 5382.10 Gujarat 75233.13 Madhya Pradesh 29842.47 Maharashtra 32485.07 Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu 201.79 Goa 196.95 Andhra Pradesh 45912.84 Telangana 39061.23 Karnataka 86086.47 Kerala 6424.68 Tamil Nadu 65944.26 Lakshadweep 1.12 Puducherry 65.55 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 136.18 Bihar 1277.90 Jharkhand 105.05 Orissa 4069.62 Sikkim 0.00 West Bengal 1123.99 Arunachal Pradesh 30.94 Assam 1202.30 Manipur 46.18 Meghalaya 0.47 Mizoram 61.41 Nagaland 0.00 Tripura 39.65 Total 634412.72ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4279 FOR 18.03.2026 State-wise installed Solar Energy Capacity as on 28.02.2026 Sl. No. States/UTs Solar Energy Capacity (MW) 1 Andhra Pradesh 7208.18 2 Arunachal Pradesh 15.44 3 Assam 533.47 4 Bihar 435.34 5 Chhattisgarh 1755.40 6 Goa 76.24 7 Gujarat 27486.26 8 Haryana 2584.78 9 Himachal Pradesh 346.29 10 Jammu & Kashmir 79.48 11 Jharkhand 242.39 12 Karnataka 11029.94 13 Kerala 2150.25 14 Ladakh 12.02 15 Madhya Pradesh 5893.83 16 Maharashtra 19364.16 17 Manipur 17.52 18 Meghalaya 4.28 19 Mizoram 33.69 20 Nagaland 3.34 21 Odisha 779.32 22 Punjab 1566.91 23 Rajasthan 38728.22 24 Sikkim 7.56 25 Tamil Nadu 12352.50 26 Telangana 5065.10 27 Tripura 35.41 28 Uttar Pradesh 3846.45 29 Uttarakhand 837.89 30 West Bengal 320.62 31 Andaman & Nicobar 32.12 32 Chandigarh 78.85 33 DD & DNH 134.90 34 Delhi 413.90 35 Lakshadweep 6.57 36 Puducherry 80.71 37 Other-NABARD 45.01 Total 143604.37ANNEXURE-III REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4279 FOR 18.03.2026 Details of various schemes being implemented to increase Solar Grid panel infrastructure in the country including rural areas Schemes Incentives presently available as per the Scheme a) PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli 1. Under the PMSG: MBY, the CFA for installation of Yojana Yojana for installing Rooftop Solar in the Residential Sector is given below: rooftop solar and providing Type of CFA (Special free electricity up to 300 units Sl. Residential CFA Category every month for One Crore No. households. Segment States/UTs) Residential Sector (first 2 kWp of 1 Rooftop Solar Rs.30,000/kWp Rs.33,000/kWp (RTS) capacity or part thereof) Residential Sector (with additional 2 RTS capacity of 1 Rs.18,000/kWp Rs.19,800/kWp 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 4 (GHS/RWA) etc. Rs.18,000/kWp Rs.19,800/kWp for 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) andSchemes Incentives presently available as per the Scheme 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. Further, a fund of Rs. 800 crores have 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. b) PM-KUSUM scheme for Component A: Setting up of 10,000 MW of Decentralized setting up decentralized solar Ground/Stilt Mounted Solar Power Plants or other renewable energy Benefits available: Procurement Based Incentive (PBI) to the power plants, installation of DISCOMs @ 40 paise/kWh or Rs.6.60 lakhs/MW/year, stand-alone solar agriculture whichever is lower, for buying solar power under this scheme. pumps, and solarization of The PBI is given to the DISCOMs for a period of five years from existing grid-connected the Commercial Operation Date of the plant. Therefore, the total agriculture pumps, including PBI payable to DISCOMs is up to Rs. 33 Lakh per MW. feeder-level solarization. The scheme benefits not only Component B: Installation of 14 Lakh Stand-alone Solar Pumps farmers but also the States Benefits available: CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost or the and DISCOMs. 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, 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 B can also be implemented without State share of 30%. The Central Financial Assistance will continue to remain 30% and rest 70% will be borne by the farmer. Component C: Solarisation of 35 Lakh Grid Connected Agriculture Pumps including through Feeder Level Solarisation Benefits available: (a) Individual Pump Solarization (IPS): CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the solar PV component will be 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. Component C (IPS) can also be implemented without State share of 30%. The Central Financial Assistance will continue to remain 30% and rest 70% will be borne by the farmer. (b) Feeder Level Solarization (FLS): Agriculture feeders can be solarized by the State Government in CAPEX or RESCO mode with CFA of Rs. 1.05 Crore per MW as provided by MNRE. However, in North Eastern States, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Island, CFA of Rs. 1.75 crore per MW is provided.Schemes Incentives presently available as per the Scheme c) New Solar Power Scheme (for Tribal and PVTG Components Central Share (100%) Habitations/Villages) under Provision of 0.3 kW Solar Rs. 50,000 per HH or as per Pradhan Mantri Janjati off-grid system for 1 lakh actual cost Adivasi Nyaya Maha Tribal and PVTG HHs Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) Solar street lighting and Rs. 1 lakh per MPC and Dharti Aabha Janjatiya provision of lighting in 1500 Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA MPCs of PVTG areas JGUA) with a provision for (under PM JANMAN providing off-grid Solar component only) Lighting where electricity Solarisation of 2000 public Rs 1 lakh per kW with supply through grid is not institutions through off-grid maximum solar PV capacity techno-economically solar systems (under DA of 20 kW per public feasible. JGUA component only) institution