THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)
(a): State-wise details of the existing solar power generation capacity installed in the country are given at Annexure. A total target of 100 GW has been kept for solar power generation by 2022. State-wise targets have not been fixed. Year-wise details are given below:
Year/Category Rooftop Solar Large Scale Solar Power Projects Total
2015-16 200 1,800 2,000
2016-17 4,800 7,200 12,000
2017-18 5,000 10,000 15,000
2018-19 6,000 10,000 16,000
2019-20 7,000 10,000 17,000
2020-21 8,000 9,500 17,500
2021-22 9,000 8,500 17,500
Total 40,000 57,000 97,000*
*3,743 MW commissioned upto 2014-15.
(b) and (c): Gujarat (1161 MW), Rajasthan (1383 MW) and Andhra Pradesh (989 MW) are amongst the leading States in installed solar power capacity generation. The reasons for other States lagging behind in solar power varies from State to State depending upon solar irradiance in the State, availability of conducive State policy for solar, availability of land, cost of financing and business environment such as willingness of DISCOMS to purchase the solar power, power evacuation infrastructure etc.
(d): Government is providing Central Financial Assistance to all the States in accordance with respective scheme guidelines.
(e): The Government has launched several schemes for promotion of solar energy in the country to achieve the revised target of 100 GW. In addition, the Government is promoting solar energy through fiscal and promotional incentives such as capital subsidy, tax holiday on the earnings for 10 years, generation based incentive, accelerated depreciation, viability gap funding (VGF), financing solar rooftop systems as part of home loan, concessional custom duty, exemption on excise duty, preferential tariff for power generation from renewables, and Foreign Direct Investment up to 100 per cent under the automatic route etc.
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