Question : Electricity Production Capacity through Solar Rooftop Systems

(a) the electricity production capacity through solar rooftop systems in the country, State/UT-wise;
(b) the budgetary allocation made by the government to various states for generating electricity through solar rooftop systems during the last years and the current year, State-wise;
(c) the target fixed by the Government for generation of electricity through solar rooftop systems during the next five years, State/UT-wise;
(d) whether the Government has signed any agreement with the foreign agencies for cooperation in this field; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL , NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY & MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)
(a): So far, 315.8 MWp grid connected solar rooftop systems have been installed in the country. State-wise breakup is given in Annexure I.
(b): Rs. 5000 Crore has been approved upto year 2019-20 for implementation of grid connected solar rooftop and small power plants. However, no separate State-wise budgetary allocation is being made. An amount of Rs. 356.22 Crore has been released under the “Grid Connected Rooftop Solar and Small Solar Power Plants programme” during the last three years and the current year. State-wise breakup is given in Annexure II.
(c): The Government has a target of installation of aggregate capacity of 40,000MWp grid connected rooftop solar power by year 2022. The State-wise target is given in Annexure III.
(d): Yes Madam. The Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Germany for co-operation on Solar Energy Partnership in the area of solar rooftop, solar parks or solar zones and solar off- grid applications. The German side expressed their willingness to consider providing concessional
(e): loans of about 1 Billion Euros over the next five years through Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW). These funds will be utilized for providing soft loans to the end-users through partner banks.
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