(a) the total power capacity added under Solar Photovoltaic Cells (SPVs) power programme in the country as on December 31, 2002 ;
(b) the number of SPV units set up and total financial assistance given as on December 31, 2002, State-wise ; and
(c) the steps the Government propose to take to popularize the use of SPVs ?
MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (SHRI M. KANNAPPAN)
(a) & (b) : The Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources is implementing a country-wide solar photovoltaic (SPV) programme for generation of electricity from solar energy. Under this programme, installation of different types of SPV systems like solar home systems, street lighting systems, water pumping systems and power plants, etc. is being supported for providing lighting, water pumping and other services and for electrification of remote villages. The Ministry provides central subsidy, soft loan packages and other incentives for the installation of these systems. The solar photovoltaic programme of the Ministry is being implemented through the State renewable energy development agencies, selected NGOs and the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) Limited.
SPV systems are also being used to provide power for applications like rural telephones, battery charging, road and railway signaling and other industrial and commercial applications.
About 10.3 lakh solar photovoltaic systems and power plants of 61 MWp aggregate SPV capacity are estimated to have been installed in the country for different applications as on 31st December 2002. In addition SPV products of 46 MWp capacity were exported.
The state-wise details of SPV systems installed under the Ministry`s Programme till 31.12.2002 are given in Annexure- I. The aggregate SPV capacity of these systems and power plants is about 27.65 MWp.
The state-wise financial assistance released under the solar photovoltaic programmes of the Ministry during 2001-02 and 2002-03 (upto 31st December, 2002) are given in Annexure-II.
(c): The Ministry has taken the following steps to popularize the use of SPV systems & power plants :
1. Provide support for installation of about 56 MWp aggregate capacity of SPV Systems and Power Plants during the Tenth Plan period through capital and interest subsidy schemes, as compared to the installation of about 14 MWp during the Ninth Plan period under the Ministry`s programmes.
2. Implementation of a programme for the electrification of remote villages; about 4,000 villages are expected to be electrified through the use of SPV systems during the Tenth Plan.
3. Mobilization of resources from other programmes such as tribal welfare, drinkingwater supply, MPLAD & MLALAD schemes, etc. to expand use of photovoltaic systems.
4. Providing financial and fiscal incentives to the manufacturers and users like concessional customs duty, exemption from excise duty, and accelerated depreciation.
5. Support for research and development projects aimed at improvements in products and reduction in costs.
ANNEXURE-I
Annexure-I referred to in reply to Parts (a)&(b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4861 for 24.4.2003
STATE - WISE DETAILS OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (SPV) SYSTEMS INSTALLED AS ON 31/12/2002
S.No. State/UT/Others Solar Home street Power Water Lant- ligh- lighing Plants & Pumping erns ting Other systems Systems Systems Systems Nos. Nos. Nos. kWp Nos.
1 Andhra Pradesh 27707 1033 3520 296.66 603 2 Arunachal Pradesh 4937 750 738 17.10 1 3 Assam 541 2787 98 7.50 45 4 Bihar 28275 679 490 - 128 5 Chattisgarh 3192 3612 1237 76.65 5 6 Goa 443 51 69 1.72 15 7 Gujarat 31603 2552 1764 24.90 43 8 Haryana 32727 9666 612 24.20 268 9 Himachal Pradesh 20697 10848 1319 1.50 6 10 Jammu & Kashmir 9202 25317 389 40.00 18 11 Jharkhand 16374 102 135 - 6 12 Karnataka 7334 4626 914 48.91 339 13 Kerala 39681 18343 1065 69.74 737 14 Madhya Pradesh 8564 159 5714 361.40 78 15 Maharashtra 8683 721 3388 191.40 189 16 Manipur 3883 650 370 11.00 12 17 Meghalaya 4875 540 593 42.00 5 18 Mizoram 5812 1645 315 - 37 19 Nagaland 95 143 271 6.00 - 20 Orissa 8484 2914 5665 36.52 4 21 Punjab 14495 2520 1666 346.00 1119 22 Rajasthan 4716 34464 6473 75.80 268 23 Sikkim 845 340 127 - - 24 Tamilnadu 12818 471 2272 237.00 760 25 Tripura 20805 2238 760 24.57 10 26 Uttar Pradesh 52815 50938 550 454.20 234 27 Uttaranchal 27027 37854 250 80.03 10 28 West Bengal 3662 25916 1461 415.00 48 29 A & N Islands 796 405 358 217.00 5 30 Chandigarh 1675 275 - - 12 31 Dadra & Nagar Haveli - - - - 1 32 Delhi 4753 - 301 15.00 86 33 Lakshadweep 8455 - 821 735.00 - 34 Pondicherry 637 13 62 - 21 35 Others ( NGOs and PSUs) 28197 3295 - - -
ANNEXURE - II
Annexure-II referred to in reply to Parts (a)&(b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4861 for 24.4.2003
STATE - WISE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RELEASED UNDER SPV PROGRAMME DURING 2001-02 AND 2002-03 (TILL 31ST DECEMEBR 2002)
(RS. IN LAKHS )
S. NO. STATE / UT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RELEASED
2001-02 2002-03 (till 31/12/ 2002)
1 Andhra Pradesh 239.41 40 2 Arunachal Pradesh - - 3 Assam 1.25 42.5 4 Bihar - - 5 Chhattisgarh 249.8 44.3 6 Goa - - 7 Gujarat 69.75 70 8 Haryana 170.81 96.75 9 Himachal Pradesh 133.94 99.5 10 Jammu & Kashmir 771.66 19.75 11 Jharkhand - 18.78 12 Karnataka 106.97 139.77 13 Kerala 838.28 - 14 Madhya Pradesh 32.26 7.5 15 Maharashtra 38.75 41.11 16 Manipur 44.75 44.75 17 Meghalaya 0.6 - 18 Mizoram 19.95 31.33 19 Nagaland - - 20 Orissa 61 - 21 Punjab 157.4 100.51 22 Rajasthan 557.89 412.04 23 Sikkim 36.92 20.9 24 Tamilnadu 53.8 - 25 Tripura 205.4 285.1 26 Uttar Pradesh 775.4 226.92 27 Uttaranchal 257.75 344.55 28 West Bengal 793.05 164.84 29 A & N Islands 60 - 30 Chandigarh 10.53 4.33 31 Delhi 0.83 - 32 Lakshadweep 572.49 98 33 Pondicherry 3.78 1.67 34 Others ( NGOs & PSUs ) 281.3 32.60