More than 2.95 lakh standalone off-grid solar water pumps installed under PM-KUSUM Scheme: Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister
More than 2.95 lakh standalone off-grid solar water pumps installed under PM-KUSUM Scheme: Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister
The Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power has informed abut the programme of PM-KUSUM Scheme.
The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) Scheme was launched in March 2019 and scaled up last in September 2023 to provide affordable and accessible power to the farmers throughout the country. The main objectives of the PM KUSUM Scheme include to de-dieselize the farm sector, to provide energy and water security to farmers and enhance their income, and reduce environmental pollution.
The scheme has the following Components:
(i) Component ‘A’: Setting up of 10,000 MW of Decentralized Ground/ Stilt Mounted Grid Connected Solar or other Renewable Energy based Power Plants by the farmers on their land;
(ii) Component ‘B’: Installation of 14 lakh standalone off-grid solar water pumps; and
(iii) Component ‘C’: Solarization of 35 lakh existing grid-connected agriculture pumps and through feeder level solarization (FLS).
The details of the PM KUSUM scheme are given below.
Details of PM- KUSUM Scheme
Components, Targets & Criteria
Financial Assistance available
The Scheme is demand driven and open for all farmers of the country for implementation as per the scheme guidelines.
Component A: Setting up of 10,000 MW of Decentralized Ground/Stilt Mounted Solar Power Plants on barren/fallow/pasture/marshy/ cultivable land of farmers. Such plants can be installed by individual farmer, Solar Power Developer, Cooperatives, Panchayats and Farmers Producer Organisations.
Component B: Installation of 14 Lakh Stand-alone Solar Pumps in off-grid areas.
Component C: Solarisation of 35 Lakh Grid Connected Agriculture Pumps through (i) Individual Pump Solarisation and (ii) Feeder Level Solarisation.
The beneficiaries under Component-B and Component-C could be individual farmer, Water User Associations, Primary Agriculture Credit Societies and Communities/Cluster Based Irrigation Systems.
Procurement Based Incentive (PBI) to the DISCOMs @ 40 paise/kWh or Rs.6.60 lakhs/MW/year, whichever is lower, for buying solar/ other renewable power under this scheme. The PBI is given to the DISCOMs for a period of five years from the Commercial Operation Date of the plant. Therefore, the total PBI payable to DISCOMs is Rs. 33 Lakh per MW.
For Component-B and individual pump solarisation under Component-C:
CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost issued by MNRE or the prices of the systems discovered in the tender, whichever is lower is provided. However, in North Eastern States including Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&N Islands, CFA of 50% of the benchmark cost issued by MNRE or the prices of the systems discovered in the tender, whichever is lower, is provided.
In addition, the respective state/UT has to provide at least 30% financial support. Balance cost is to be contributed by beneficiary. Component B and Component C (IPS) of PM KUSUM scheme can also be implemented without State share of 30%. The Central Financial Assistance will continue to remain 30% and rest 70% will be borne by the farmer.
For agriculture feeder solarization, CFA of Rs 1.05 Crore per MW is provided. There is no mandatory requirement of financial support from participating State/UT. The feeder solarisation can be implemented in CAPEX or RESCO mode.
The Component wise progress made under PM-KUSUM is given below.
Progress under PM-KUSUM (as on 31.01.2024)
S. No.
State
Component-A (MW)
Component-B (Nos)
Component-C (Nos)
Sanctioned
Installed
Sanctioned
Installed
Sanctioned (IPS)
Sanctioned (FLS)
Installed
1
Arunachal Pradesh
2
0
700
199
0
0
0
2
Assam
10
0
4000
0
1000
0
0
3
Chhattisgarh
30
1
10000
0
0
157500
0
4
Bihar
0
0
0
0
0
160000
0
5
Gujarat
500
0
8082
2459
0
625500
0
6
Goa
150
0
900
0
0
11000
700
7
Haryana
85
2.25
252655
80004
0
65079
0
8
Himachal Pradesh
100
22.9
1270
638
0
0
0
9
Jammu & Kashmir
20
0
5000
838
4000
0
0
10
Jharkhand
20
0
42985
12985
1000
0
0
11
Karnataka
0
0
27214
314
0
587000
0
12
Kerala
40
0
100
8
55100
25387
2824
13
Ladakh
0
0
1400
0
0
0
0
14
Madhya Pradesh
600
16.13
22400
7134
0
295000
0
15
Maharashtra
700
2
405000
79118
0
775000
1979
16
Manipur
0
0
150
78
0
0
0
17
Meghalaya
0
0
3035
54
0
0
0
18
Mizoram
0
0
2700
0
0
0
0
19
Nagaland
5
0
265
65
0
0
0
20
Odisha
500
0
8241
1411
65000
10000
0
21
Puducherry
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
Punjab
220
0
103000
12952
186
75000
0
23
Rajasthan
1200
121
248720
59732
6418
200000
1811
24
Tamil Nadu
424
0
5200
3187
0
0
0
25
Telangana
0
0
400
0
0
20000
0
26
Tripura
5
0
10895
2117
2600
0
50
27
Uttar Pradesh
155
0
114790
32212
2000
370000
0
28
Uttarakhand
0
0
5685
318
200
0
0
29
West Bengal
0
0
10000
0
23700
0
20
Total
4766
165.28
1294787
295823
161204
3376466
7384
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 today, February 8, 2024.