MINISTER OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (DR. FAROOQ ABDULLAH)
(a),(b),(c),(d)& (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in Reply to parts (a),(b),(c),(d)&(e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 23 to be answered on 23/11/2012 regarding Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission
(a): The Government is implementing the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) that was launched in January 2010
to promote harnessing/ utilization of solar energy for power generation as well as direct thermal energy applications in
the country. Details of the deployment targets set for different applications for different phases of the Mission ending
in March 2022 are as under:
Application Segment Target
Phase-I Phase-2 Phase-3 (2010-13) (2013-17) (2017-22)
Grid Solar power 1,100 MW 4,000-10,000 MW 20,000 MW
Off-grid solar applications
(including solar lighting systems) 200 MW 1,000 MW 2,000 MW
Solar thermal collectors (SWHs, 7 million 15 million 20 million
solar cooking/cooling, Industrial sq. meters sq. meters sq. meters
process heat applications etc.)-
area addition
Cumulative capacity at the end of each phase.
State/UT-wise targets have not been fixed under the JNNSM. State/UT-wise details of achievements under off-grid segment up
to 31.10.2012 are furnished in Annexure-I and grid-connected including under State Government initiatives are furnished in Annexure-1A. In case of solar thermal collectors, cumulative collectors area of 5.95 million sq. meters has been deployed
in the country up to 31.10.2012.
An enabling policy & regulatory environment has been created under the Mission to promote grid connected solar
power generation projects. This includes amendment of National Tariff Policy for solar specific RPOs (0.25% in
Phase 1 (2013) to increase to 3% by 2022), REC Mechanism, encouragement of state specific solar policies and
State-wise RPO Orders by Regulators. Fiscal and financial incentives in the form of concessional/ nil customs
and excise duties, preferential tariffs and generation based incentives are being provided.
Another important component of the Mission is accelerating R&D activity in solar energy sector in the country. In this
regard 5 Centers of Excellence have been established/ supported so far. An R&D Policy is also in place to support R&D projects in Universities, academic institutions, research laboratories and in industries. Currently, 18 projects in photovoltaics and 17 in solar thermal areas are under implementation
(b): State/UT-wise details of the grid-connected solar power plants taken up under Government of India
schemes in the first phase of JNNSM and installed as on 31.10.2012 are furnished in Annexure-II.
(c)&(d): Solar power plants of 1 MW and 2 MW capacity are already included under the Rooftop PV and Small Solar Power Generation Programme (RPSSGP) of the JNNSM Phase-I ending in March 2013. Guidelines for next phase of the Mission
have not been finalized as yet.
(e): Under Phase-I of JNNSM, the Government is already promoting small scale power generation at local level / rural
areas in the country. In this regard, 30% capital subsidy limited to Rs. 81/Wp and /or soft loan @ 5% interest rate
is being provided for off-grid SPV power plants of up to 100kWp. Also, to meet unmet community demand for electricity
or in un-electrified rural areas of the country, standalone rural SPV power plants with battery storage in a micro grid
mode/ local distribution network are being provided capital subsidy @ Rs.150/Wp and soft loan @ 5% interest rate for
maximum capacity of 250kWp per site.
