Fact Sheet on Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects

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Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
23-May-2016 12:26 IST

The scheme for “Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects” has been rolled out by Ministry of New & Renewable Energy on 12-12-2014. The Scheme has been conceived on the lines of the “Charanka Solar Park” in Gujarat which is a first-of-its-kind large scale Solar Park in India with contiguous developed land and transmission connectivity.

This scheme envisages supporting the States in setting up solar parks at various locations in the country with a view to create required infrastructure for setting up of Solar Power Projects. The solar parks will provide suitable developed land with all clearances, transmission system, water access, road connectivity, communication network, etc. This scheme will facilitate and speed up installation of grid connected solar power projects for electricity generation on a large scale.

Objectives

The scheme aims to provide a huge impetus to solar energy generation by acting as a flagship demonstration facility to encourage project developers and investors, prompting additional projects of similar nature, triggering economies of scale for cost-reductions, technical improvements and achieving large scale reductions in GHG emissions. It would enable States to bring in significant investment from project developers, meet its Solar Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) mandate and provide employment opportunities to local population. The State will also reduce its carbon footprint by avoiding emissions equivalent to the solar park’s installed capacity and generation. Further, the State will also avoid procuring expensive fossil fuels to power conventional power plants.

Programme Targets

Under this scheme, it is proposed to set up at least 25 Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects targeting over 20,000 MW of solar power installed capacity within a span of 5 years starting from 2014-15.

Projects Underway

Approvals have been accorded to 33 Solar Parks of aggregate capacity of 20,000 MW to be set up in 21 States. The details of solar parks sanctioned are given in the Table I and the details of funds sanctioned are given in the Table II below.

Table-I: Details of Solar Parks Sanctioned

Sl. No.	State	Capacity (MW)	Name of the Solar Power Parks Developer (SPPD)	Land identified at
Sl. No.	State	Capacity (MW)	Name of the Solar Power Parks Developer (SPPD)	Land identified at
1.	Andhra Pradesh	1500	AP Solar Power Corporation Pvt. Ltd., JVC of SECI, APGENCO and NREDCAP	NP Kunta of Anantpuramu & Galiveedu of Kadapa Districts
2.	Andhra Pradesh	1000		Kurnool District
3.	Andhra Pradesh	1000		Galiveedu Madal, Kadapa district
4.	Andhra Pradesh	500		Talaricheruvu Village, Tadipathri Mandal, Anathapuramu District of Andhra Pradesh
5.	Arunachal Pradesh	100	Arunachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (APEDA)	Tezu township in Lohit district
6.	Assam	69	JVC of APDCL & APGCL	Amguri in Sibsagar district
7.	Chhattisgarh	500	Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency	Rajnandgaon, Janjgir Champa districts
8.	Gujarat	700	Gujarat Power Corporation Limited	Radhanesda, Vav, Distt. Banaskantha
9.	Haryana	500	Saur Urja Nigam Haryana Ltd (SUN Haryana)	Bugan in Hisar district, Baralu and Singhani in Bhiwani district and Daukhera in Mahindergarh district
10.	Himachal Pradesh	1000	HP State Electricity Board Ltd.	Spiti Valley of Lahaul & Spiti District
11.	Jammu & Kashmir	100	Jammu and Kashmir Energy Development Agency	Mohagarh and Badla Brahmana, District-Samba
12.	Karnataka	2000	Karnataka Solar Power Development Corporation Pvt. Ltd.	Pavagada taluk Tumkur dist.
13.	Kerala	200	Renewable Power Corporation of Kerala Limited	Paivalike, Meenja, Kinanoor, Kraindalam and Ambalathara villages of Kasargode district
14.	Madhya Pradesh	750	Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited	Gurh, Rewa, MP
15	Madhya Pradesh	1000	Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited	Neemuch, Agar and Mandsaur
16.	Madhya Pradesh	500	Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited	Rajgarh and Shajapur
17.	Madhya Pradesh	500	Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited	Chhattarpur and Morena
18.	Maharashtra	500	M/s Pragat Akshay Urja Ltd	Sakri, Dhule district of Maharashtra
19.	Maharashtra	500	Maharashtra State Electricity Generating Company Ltd. (MAHAGENCO)	Dondaicha, district Dhule, Maharashtra
20.	Maharashtra	500	M/s K. P. Power Pvt. Ltd	Taluka Patoda, district Beed, Maharashtra
21.	Meghalaya	20	Meghalaya Power Generation Corporation Ltd (MePGCL)	West Jaintia Hills & East Jaintia Hills districts
22.	Nagaland	60	Directorate of New & Renewable Energy, Nagaland	Dimapur, Kohima and New Peren districts
23.	Odisha	1000	Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Limited	Balasore, Keonjhar, Deogarh, Boudh, Kalahandi and Angul
24.	Rajasthan	680	Rajasthan Solar Park Development Company Ltd.	Bhadla Phase II, Bhadla, Rajasthan
25.	Rajasthan	1000	Surya Urja Company of Rajasthan Ltd	Bhadla Phase III, Bhadla, Rajasthan
26.	Rajasthan	750	M/s Essel Surya Urja Company of Rajasthan Limited	Villages Ugraas, Nagnechinagar & Dandhu, tehsil Phalodi, dist Jodhpur (450 MW) and villages Lavan & Purohitsar, tehsil Pokaran, dist Jaisalmer (300 MW)
27.	Rajasthan	500	M/s Adani Renewable Energy Park Rajasthan Limited	Bhadla Phase IV, Bhadla, Jodhpur Rajasthan
28.	Rajasthan (321 MW through support of GoI out of 1500 MW)	421	M/s Adani Renewable Energy Park Rajasthan Limited	Fatehgarh & Pokaran, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
29.	Telangana	500	Telangana New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation Ltd. (TNREDC)	Gattu, Mehboob Nagar Distt.
30.	Uttar Pradesh	600	Lucknow Solar Power Development Corporation Ltd.	Jalaun, Allahabad, Mirzapur and Kanpur Dehat districts
31.	Uttarakhand	50	State Industrial Development Corporation Uttarakhand Limited (SIDCUL)	Industrial Area, Sitarganj (Phase I), Industrial Area, Sitarganj (Phase II) and Industrial Area, kashipur
32.	West Bengal	500	West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd.	East Mednipur, West Mednipur, Bankura
33.	Tamil Nadu	500	To be finalized	Initially proposed in Ramanathapuram district. Site under revision.
34.	TOTAL	20000

Table-II: Details of funds sanctioned under Solar Park Scheme

Sl. No.	State	Name of the Solar Park	Capacity (MW)	Name of the implementing Agency	Grand Total (Rs. in Cr.)
1.	Andhra Pradesh	Ananthapuramu Solar Park	1500	AP Solar Power Corporation Pvt. Ltd.	135.25
2.	Andhra Pradesh	Kurnool Solar Park	1000	AP Solar Power Corporation Pvt. Ltd.	90.25
3.	Arunachal Pradesh	Solar Park in Tezu, Lohit District	100	Arunachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency	0.25
4.	Chhattisgarh	Solar Park in Rajnandgaon, Janjgir Champa districts	500	Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency	0.25
5.	Gujarat	Radhnesada Solar Park	700	Gujarat Power Corporation Limited	33.1135
6.	Haryana	Solar Park in Hisar, Bhiwani and Mahindergarh districts	500	Saur Urja Nigam Haryana Ltd (Sun Haryana)	0.25
7.	Himachal Pradesh	Solar Park in Spiti Valley of Lahaul & Spiti District	1000	HP State Electricity Board Limited	0.25
8.	Karnataka	Pavagada Solar Park	2000	Karnataka Solar Power Development Corporation Pvt. Ltd.	100.25
9.	Kerala	Kasargode Solar park	200	Renewable Power Corporation of Kerala Limited	2.25
10.	Madhya Pradesh	Rewa Ultra Mega Solar park	750	Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited	37.75
11.	Madhya Pradesh	Neemuch-Agar-Mandsaur Solar Park	1000	Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited	1.50
12.	Maharashtra	Solar Park in Sakri, Dhule district of Maharashtra	500	M/s Pragat Akshay Urja Ltd.	0.25
13.	Maharashtra	Solar Park in Dondaicha, district Dhule, Maharashtra	500	M/s K. P. Power Pvt. Ltd	0.25
14.	Maharashtra	Solar Park in Taluka Patoda, district Beed, Maharashtra	500	Maharashtra State Electricity Generating Company Ltd.	0.25
15.	Meghalaya	Solar park in West Jaintia Hills & East Jaintia Hills districts	20	Meghalaya Power Generation Corporation Ltd	0.25
16.	Nagaland	Solar park in Dimapur, Kohima and New Peren districts	60	Directorate of New & Renewable Energy, Nagaland	0.25
17.	Rajasthan	Bhadla Phase-II Solar Park	680	Rajasthan Solar Park Development Company Ltd	61.45
18.	Rajasthan	Bhadla Phase-III Solar Park	1000	Surya Urja Company of Rajasthan Ltd	46.15
19.	Rajasthan	Bhadla Phase-IV Solar Park	500	M/s Adani Renewable Energy Park Rajasthan Limited	0.25
20.	Rajasthan	Fatehgarh Phase-1B Solar Park	421	M/s Adani Renewable Energy Park Rajasthan Limited	0.25
21.	Rajasthan	Phalodi-Pokaran Solar Park	750	M/s Essel Saurya Urja Company of Rajasthan Limited	0.25
22.	Telangana	Gattu Solar Park	500	Telangana New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation Ltd.	2.75
23.	Uttar Pradesh	Solar park in Jalaun, Allahabad, Mirzapur and Kanpur Dehat districts	600	Lucknow Solar Power Development Corporation Limited	20.976
24.	Uttarakhand	Solar park in Sitarganj and kashipur Industrial Area	50	State Industrial Development Corporation Uttarakhand Limited	0.25
25.	West Bengal	Solar park in East Mednipur, West Mednipur, Bankura	500	West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited.	0.25
26.	Fund Handling charges to SECI (Rs. in Cr.)				4.603135
27.	Total				539.792635