Question : SETTING UP OF SOLAR POWER PLANTS



(a) the details of proposals for setting up of Solar Power Plants received by the Union Government from various States during the last three years and the estimated cost of each project, State-wise, year-wise;

(b) the details of proposals approved by the Union Government during the said period with the estimated cost of each project, State-wise, year-wise;

(c) the reasons for pendancy of some proposals for Solar Power Plants for a long period; and

(d) the time likely to be taken to clear the pending proposals?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE FOR NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES(INDEPENDENT CHARGE), (SHRI M. KANNAPPAN)

(a), (b), (c) & (d) : Each year, the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources receives proposals for setting up solar power plants from the state renewable energy agencies and departments. The proposals are examined and sanctioned if they fit into the Ministry`s guidelines for setting up such projects. Financial assistance is provided to the extent permitted under the relevant schemes and subject to the availability of budgetary resources. Some proposals are not sanctioned or remain pending due to lack of State share of funds, lack of technical details, etc. Year- wise and State-wise details of the proposals received from various state agencies during the last three years i.e. 1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2000-01 including the estimated cost of each project and the status of sanction and implementation are given in the Annexure.

ANNEXURE

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a),(b),(c)&(d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1866 for 14.3.2002 regarding Setting up of Solar Power Plants.

STATE - WISE DETAILS OF SOLAR POWER PLANT PROPOSALS RECEIVED FROM STATE AGENCIES DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND THEIR STATUS

1998-99
S.No. STATE / UT Location Nos. & Capacity (kWp) Estimated Cost Central Financial Assis-tance Status Nos. kWp (Rs. in lakhs) (Rs. inlakhs)

1. Assam Laisong Village, Impoi Area , NC Hills District 1 1.5 6.94 3.10 Sanctioned& Installed

2. Himachal Pradesh Himurja Office, Shimla 1 1.5 9.00 3.10 Sanctioned & Installed

3. Jammu & Kashmir Primary Health Centresin four Districts 4 4x8.40 not indicated 67.60 Sanctioned, but not Installed

4. Kerala Kanjalkoda-Palakkad 1 100 256 - Not sanctioned

5. Punjab Gurudwaras at Keshgarh Sahib, Keeratpur Sahib, & Anandgarh Sahib 3 3x5.00 57.00 28.80 Sanctioned& Installed Village Bajak, Bhatinda 1 50 180 100 Sanctioned& Installed 6. West Bengal 3 Villages I.e. Natendrapur, Uttarhardhanpur and Mandir Tala in Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas 3 3 x28.5 209.75 105.17 Sanctioned& Installed Bikalpa Shakti BhawanKolkata 1 25 83 50 Sanctioned& Installed

7 Chandigarh Punjab Mini- Secretariat,Chandigarh 1 50 178 100 Sanctioned& Installed 1999-2000 S.No. State / UT Location Nos. &Capacity(kWp) Estimated Cost CentralFinancial Assistance Status Nos. (kWp) (Rs. inlakhs) (Rs. in lakhs)

1. Himachal Pradesh KEE MonastryDistrict - Lahaul & Spiti 2 2x5.00. Not indicated 20.20 Sanctioned, but not Installed

2. Karnataka NagasandraBangalore 3 3x3.00 18.30 Sanctioned& under Installation

3. Maharashtra ChalkewadiDistrict - Satara 1 25 82.00 - Not sanctioned Kondalwadi,BiloliDistrict- Nanded 1 100 335 - Not sanctioned

4. Orissa Interim Test RangeBalasore 2 2 X 1.50 9.14 4.77 Sanctioned& Installed

5. West Bengal Mousani Island,Sunderan regionSouth 24 Parganas 1 55.00 178.00 70.39 Sanctioned& Installed 6. UttarPradesh Shakti BhawanLucknow 1 25.00 80 - Not sanctioned
2000-01
S.No. STATE / UT Location Nos. & Capacity (kWp) Estimated Cost Central Financial Assis-tance Status Nos. kWp (Rs. in lakhs) (Rs. in lakhs) 1 Andhra Pradesh Secretariat Annexe - Hyderabad 1 50 150 - Not sanctioned CM`s residence Hyderabad 1 50 150 - Not sanctioned Raj BhawanHyderabad 1 25 85 - Not sanctioned 2 Arunachal Pradesh Kambang VillageWest Siang District,New Elope VillageBulang Valley District,New Aloni VillageDulang Valley District 3 4.50, 2.50, & 2.20 36.05 32.50 Sanctioned& under Installation

3. Assam Umananda Island Guwahati;Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya & HostelSonitpur District 3 3x1.50 14.87 7.28 Sanctioned installed at Umananda, others under installation

4. Haryana TCPP/TERIGwalpahari Gurgaon 1 50 150 - Not sanctioned

5. Jammu & Kashmir Lalok ResidentialSchool, DurbukBlock, Leh 1 4.9 20.84 - Clarifi-cations sought 6. Karnataka Poorna Prajna Schools at 5 locations in Karnataka 5 5 x1.184 24.75 11.84 Sanctioned & Installed

7 Kerala 11 remote SC / ST Colonies in Idukki, MPM, Palakkad, TCR, Thiruvananthapuram Districts 11 40.04total 174.33 81.18 Sanctioned & Installed Legislature Secretariat 1 100 299 199 Sanctioned & Under Installation

8. Meghalaya 14 tribal & remote villages in South Garo hills, East Garo hills, West Garo hills, Ri-Bhoi, Jaintia hills, West Khasi hills, East Khasi hills Districts 14 35.5total 216.00 71.00 Sanctioned, yet to be installed

9. Mizoram Civil Hospital, Aizwal ; De-addiction cum Rehabilitation Centre, Siloam Centre; TNT Kalvari Hospital, Zuangtui ; Maternity Centre, Kulikawan 4 4x25 290.68 261.12 Sanctioned,yet to be installed 10. Orissa Tourist Complex, Atri,District Mayurbhanj 1 25 - - Revised proposal awaited 11. Punjab Village - Khatkarkalan, District - Nawashahar 1 200 600 383 Sanctioned & Under Installation 12. Rajasthan RICO Building,Jaipur 1 25 74 - Not sanctioned State Secretariat Building, Jaipur 1 25 74 46 Sanctioned & Installed New Rajasthan Vidhan Bhawan Jaipur 1 25 85.00 46 Sanctioned & Installed 13. Taminadu SISI Building, Chennai 1 52 295.00 - Not yet sanctioned CECRI,Karakikudi 2 2x1.00 9.00 - Not yet sanctioned 14. Uttar Pradesh Secretariat Annexe Building, Lucknow 1 25 80 47 Sanctioned, not yet installed IREP Training CentreLucknow 1 25 89 - Not yet sanctioned 15. West Bengal Gosaba Island 1 50 129 - Not yet sanctioned 16. Lakshadweep Islands Bitra Island - 25Capacity Addition 219.80 50.00 Sanctioned & Under Installation Bangaram Island - 40Capacity Addition 180.20 80.00 Sanctioned & Under Installation Agatti Island 1 100 1841.00 1227.00 Sanctioned,Installed at Agatti and under installation at other islands Amini Island 1 100 Andrott Island 1 100 Chetlat Island 1 100 Kadmat Island 1 150 Kalpeni Island 1 100 Kavaratti Island 1 100 17. Chandigarh PEDA Office Building, Chandigarh 1 25 80 47 Sanctioned & Under Installation