(a) whether the Government is implementing any scheme under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM);
(b) if so, the details thereof for the last three years, State/UT-wise; and
(c) the steps being taken to promote and encourage small solar power projects in rural areas?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY, POWER and MoS for SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
(SHRI R. K. SINGH)
(a) and (b): The Union Government has been implementing National Solar Mission under which various Schemes as detailed in Annexure-I have been launched. The state-wise details of cumulative installed solar power capacity during last three years are given in Annexure-II.
(c) The Government of India has launched a new Scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri - Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM)’ to enhance energy independence and income of farmers. The scheme, inter alia, provides for:
(i) setting up of grid-connected renewable energy power plants each of capacity upto 2 MW by farmers;
(ii) installation of 17.5 lakh standalone off-grid solar water pumps by 2022;
(iii) solarization of 10 lakh existing grid-connected agriculture pumps by 2022.
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