Question : ENERGY PLANTS AND SOLAR PARKS

(a) the details of solar energy plants set up/being set up in the country especially in rural areas along with their installed capacity, State/UT-wise;

(b) the details of funds allocated/released and utilized for the said purpose during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;

(c) the details of policy/programme formulated by the Government for harnessing/generating solar energy and setting up solar parks in the country along with targets set and achievements made in this regard, State/UT-wise;

(d) the details of shares of the Union Government and the States/lJTs Governments in solar park projects set up in the country so far and the power being generated by them; and

(e) the action laken/proposcd to be taken for large scale development of solar parks and utilization of solar energy in the country?

MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (DR. FAROOQ ABDULLAH)

(a) Under the off grid and decentralised solar applications scheme of JNNSM, the Ministry sanctioned SPV power projects in rural areas aggregating to 17804.8 kWp during 2009-10,2010-11, 2011-12 and the current financial year up to 31.1.2013. Of these SPV power projects of total capacity 15135.3 kWp were commissioned during this period. State-wise details of SPV power plants sanctioned and installed in the rural areas of the country during last three years and current year are given in Annexure-1.

(b) State-wise and year-wise details of funds released for SPV power projects sanctioned and installed in rural areas during the last three years and the current year under the Off-Grid and Decentralised Solar Applications Scheme are given in Annexure -2.

(c),(d)&(c) The Ministry have not yet formulated any scheme for setting up of Solar Parks in the country. However, one Solar Park has come up in Gujarat and some other States are also planning to set up Solar Parks.