Nation has more than 180 GW installed renewable energy capacity; new renewable energy consumption norms for distribution licensees to come in force from April 1, 2024: Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister
Nation has more than 180 GW installed renewable energy capacity; new renewable energy consumption norms for distribution licensees to come in force from April 1, 2024: Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister
The Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power has informed about the installation of renewable energy capacity in the country.
Section 86 (1) (e) of the Act mandates respective State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) to specify a percentage of the total consumption of electricity in the area of a distribution licensee to be purchased from renewable energy sources. Accordingly, all the SERCs have specified renewable purchase obligation (RPO) for the respective electricity distribution utilities (DISCOMs). The Ministry of Power has also issued guidelines on RPO trajectory from time to time.
Further, the Section 14 (x) of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001, as amended by Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022, delegate powers to the Central Government to specify minimum share of consumption of non-fossil resources by designated consumers as energy or feed stock and specify different shares of consumption for different types of non-fossil resources for different designated consumers. The distribution licensees have also been notified as designated consumers under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001.
In terms of Section 14 (x) of the amended Energy Conservation Act, 2001, the Ministry of Power through notification dated 20.10.2023, has specified following minimum share of consumption of renewable energy by the electricity distribution licensees as a percentage of total share of energy consumption, with certain conditions:
S/N
Year
Wind RE
Hydro RE
Distributed RE
Other RE
Total RE
1.
2024-25
0.67%
0.38%
1.50%
27.35%
29.91%
2.
2025-26
1.45%
1.22%
2.10%
28.24%
33.01%
3.
2026-27
1.97%
1.34%
2.70%
29.94%
35.95%
4.
2027-28
2.45%
1.42%
3.30%
31.64%
38.81%
5.
2028-29
2.95%
1.42%
3.90%
33.10%
41.36%
6.
2029-30
3.48%
1.33%
4.50%
34.02%
43.33%
The above notification will come into force on 1st April 2024 and therefore the distribution licensees will have to comply with the specified renewable energy consumption norms w.e.f. FY 2024-25.
All schemes being implemented by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy aim to promote the utilization of renewable energy sources in all regions of the country, including the tribal areas.
The source and state-wise details of the renewable energy capacity installed in the country as on 31.12.2023 are given below.
State-wise installed capacity of Renewable Power as on 31.12.2023
S. No.
STATES / UTs
Small Hydro Power
Wind Power
Bio Power
Solar Power
Large Hydro Power
Total Capacity
(MW)
(MW)
(MW)
(MW)
(MW)
(MW)
1
Andhra Pradesh
163.31
4096.65
566.39
4565.60
1610.00
11001.95
2
Arunachal Pradesh
133.11
0.00
11.79
1115.00
1259.90
3
Assam
34.11
2.00
155.81
350.00
541.92
4
Bihar
70.70
126.02
223.54
420.26
5
Chhattisgarh
76.00
275.00
1072.24
120.00
1543.24
6
Goa
0.05
1.94
35.76
37.75
7
Gujarat
91.64
11223.82
112.48
10549.07
1990.00
23967.01
8
Haryana
73.50
265.70
1240.47
1579.67
9
Himachal Pradesh
969.71
10.20
111.55
10263.02
11354.48
10
Jammu & Kashmir
161.43
0.00
54.98
3360.00
3576.41
11
Jharkhand
4.05
14.10
121.77
210.00
349.92
12
Karnataka
1280.73
5595.91
1907.72
9412.71
3689.20
21886.27
13
Kerala
270.52
62.50
2.50
859.01
1864.15
3058.68
14
Ladakh
40.99
0.00
7.80
89.00
137.79
15
Madhya Pradesh
123.71
2844.29
134.94
3170.05
2235.00
8507.99
16
Maharashtra
382.28
5157.98
2643.19
5080.28
3047.00
16310.73
17
Manipur
5.45
0.00
13.04
105.00
123.49
18
Meghalaya
55.03
13.80
4.19
322.00
395.02
19
Mizoram
45.47
0.00
30.43
60.00
135.90
20
Nagaland
32.67
0.00
3.17
75.00
110.84
21
Odisha
115.63
59.22
473.03
2154.55
2802.43
22
Punjab
176.10
530.95
1266.55
1096.30
3069.90
23
Rajasthan
23.85
5193.42
125.64
18777.14
411.00
24531.05
24
Sikkim
55.11
0.00
4.69
2282.00
2341.80
25
Tamil Nadu
123.05
10429.27
1043.70
7360.94
2178.20
21135.16
26
Telangana
90.87
128.10
220.37
4712.98
2405.60
7557.92
27
Tripura
16.01
0.00
18.47
34.48
28
Uttar Pradesh
49.10
2221.64
2740.87
501.60
5513.21
29
Uttarakhand
218.82
139.74
575.53
4035.35
4969.44
30
West Bengal
98.50
343.46
194.06
1341.20
1977.22
31
Andaman & Nicobar
5.25
0.00
29.91
35.16
32
Chandigarh
0.00
64.05
64.05
33
Dadar & Nagar Haveli/ Daman & Diu
0.00
46.47
46.47
34
Delhi
84.00
237.29
321.29
35
Lakshadweep
0.00
4.97
4.97
36
Pondicherry
0.00
43.27
43.27
37
Others
4.30
0.00
45.01
49.31
Total (MW)
4986.75
44736.24
10844.70
73318.49
46910.17
180796.35
The state-wise details of power generation from various renewable energy sources during the current year i.e. 2023-24 (upto Dec 2023) are given below.
State-wise details of power generation from various renewable energy sources during the current year i.e. 2023-24 (up to Dec 2023)
(All fig. in MUs)
Name of State/UT
Wind
Solar
Biomass
Bagasse
Small Hydro
Others
Renewable Energy Total
Large Hydro*
Total RE including Large Hydro
Chandigarh
0.00
9.99
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
9.99
0.00
9.99
Delhi
0.00
154.90
0.00
0.00
0.00
382.05
536.95
0.00
536.95
Haryana
0.00
701.62
218.99
57.46
178.80
44.91
1201.78
0.00
1201.78
HP
0.00
44.94
0.00
0.00
2314.92
0.00
2359.86
32268.80
34628.66
J & K
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
347.34
0.00
347.34
13926.66
14274.00
Ladkh
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
347.39
347.39
Punjab
0.00
2403.38
440.49
83.69
545.28
0.00
3472.84
3875.17
7348.01
Rajasthan
6861.59
28274.90
279.48
0.00
2.56
0.00
35418.53
609.78
36028.31
Uttar Pradesh
0.00
2966.98
24.39
1486.24
126.03
76.69
4680.33
666.83
5347.16
Uttarakhand
0.00
248.85
0.00
186.39
265.05
0.00
700.29
11884.86
12585.15
Chhattisgarh
0.00
622.30
1038.31
8.85
134.17
0.00
1803.63
257.93
2061.56
Gujarat
19804.55
9499.73
0.00
0.74
145.11
0.00
29450.12
3717.09
33167.21
Madhya Pradesh
3946.61
2696.29
64.85
27.28
355.13
19.86
7110.02
5313.27
12423.29
Maharashtra
7121.00
4130.21
228.17
1561.09
684.92
13.92
13739.31
4293.19
18032.50
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
0.00
11.10
9.71
0.00
0.00
0.00
20.81
0.00
20.81
Goa
0.00
45.72
0.00
0.00
0.00
5.92
51.64
0.00
51.64
Andhra Pradesh
7257.52
5990.90
13.38
32.57
95.97
230.68
13621.02
1112.50
14733.52
Telangana
242.92
4988.87
3.88
38.82
50.16
108.33
5432.98
1071.77
6504.75
Karnataka
9216.22
11119.16
44.20
1637.40
1297.11
0.00
23314.08
7262.83
30576.91
Kerala
196.72
840.23
0.00
60.45
612.62
0.03
1710.05
3895.44
5605.49
Tamil Nadu
15177.48
8468.41
95.56
423.43
142.21
0.00
24307.08
2860.98
27168.06
Lakshadweep
0.00
0.07
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.07
0.00
0.07
Puducherry
0.00
9.18
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
9.18
0.00
9.18
Andaman Nicobar
0.00
18.10
0.00
0.00
9.31
0.00
27.41
0.00
27.41
Bihar
0.00
140.65
0.00
72.73
5.51
0.00
218.89
0.00
218.89
Jharkhand
0.00
13.23
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
13.23
179.21
192.44
Orissa
0.00
548.77
73.21
0.00
350.59
0.00
972.57
4897.38
5869.95
Sikkim
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
9.27
0.00
9.27
8492.36
8501.63
West Bengal
0.00
119.30
0.00
0.00
163.65
1157.18
1440.13
2352.76
3792.89
Arunachal Pradesh
0.00
1.59
0.00
0.00
0.52
0.00
2.11
3752.98
3755.09
Assam
0.00
238.47
0.00
0.00
56.58
0.39
295.44
518.52
813.96
Manipur
0.00
5.79
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.23
7.02
248.72
255.74
Meghalaya
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
53.60
0.00
53.60
714.12
767.72
Mizoram
0.00
2.39
0.00
0.00
71.95
0.00
74.34
81.71
156.05
Nagaland
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
72.93
0.00
72.93
155.53
228.46
Tripura
0.00
3.58
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3.58
0.00
3.58
All India Total
69824.59
84319.58
2534.61
5677.13
8091.27
2041.21
172488.40
114757.78
287246.18
* Large hydro generation Excluding Import from Bhutan
The details of provisions in place for encouraging the installation of Renewable Energy Plants are as follows:
This information has been given by the Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power Shri R. K. Singh, in a written reply to a question, in Lok Sabha on February 8, 2024.
- Permitting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 percent under the automatic route.
- Waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30th June 2025.
- As per MoEFCC’s provisions of the EIA Notification 2006 Solar PV Power Projects, Wind Power Projects are exempted from Environment Impact Assessment (EIA).
- Accelerated Depreciation at the rate of 40% is available on Solar and Wind Power Projects.
- Central pollution control board has included Solar Power generation through solar photovoltaic cell plants of all capacities, Wind Power Plants of all capacities and hydel Power Plants upto and including capacity of 25 MW under white category.