Lok Sabha Question No. 1735 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Status of Small Hydro Power Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: SUBHASH PATEL, RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK, BHARATI DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1735

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

## STATUS OF SMALL HYDRO POWER PROJECTS

## 1735. SHRI SUBHASH PATEL:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

DR. BHARATIBEN D. SHYAL:

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a): the  present  status  of  small  hydro  power  projects  along  with  the  number  of  projects functioning in the country, State-wise;
- (b): whether the full potential of power and such projects has not been tapped;
- (c): if so, the details thereof along with the steps being taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to exploit the full potential of such projects; and
- (d): whether the Government has sought assistance from some developed countries for the development of small hydro projects in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY (I/C) (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a): 1085 small hydro power projects with aggregate capacity of 4399.355 MW capacity have  been  set  up  upto  November  2017.  The  State  wise  number  of  Small  Hydro  Projects installed by 30.11.2017 are given in Annexure-I.
- (b) and (c): As per the Small Hydro Power Data Base of July 2016 of Alternate Hydro Energy Centre, IIT Roorkee, 7133 Small Hydro Project potential sites have been identified with  aggregate  capacity  of  21133.65  MW.  Against  this,  1085  small  hydro  power  projects aggregating to 4399.355 MW capacity have been set up while work on 140 sites aggregating to 772.56 MW is ongoing. To promote Small Hydro Power development in the country, the Ministry of New  and  Renewable  Energy  provides support for detailed survey and investigation (DSI) and preparation of detailed project reports (DPR)  to the State implementing  agencies,  and  provides  central  financial  assistance  for  setting  up  new  small hydro  projects,  besides  supporting  the  Alternate  Hydro  Energy  Centre  of  IIT  Roorkee  to provide technical support to the SHP sector.
- (d): No Madam, India has sufficient technical expertise in the Small Hydro sector.

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Annexure-I  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.7396  to  be answered  on  28.12.2017  regarding  Status  of  Small  Hydro  Power  Projects  by  SHRI SUBHASH  PATEL,  SHRI  RAMESH  CHANDER  KAUSHIK,  DR.  BHARATIBEN  D. SHYAL:

| STATE WISE NUMBERS AND AGGREGATE CAPACITY OF SHP PROJECTS (UPTO 25 MW)   | STATE WISE NUMBERS AND AGGREGATE CAPACITY OF SHP PROJECTS (UPTO 25 MW)   | STATE WISE NUMBERS AND AGGREGATE CAPACITY OF SHP PROJECTS (UPTO 25 MW)   | STATE WISE NUMBERS AND AGGREGATE CAPACITY OF SHP PROJECTS (UPTO 25 MW)   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                  | State                                                                    | Projects Installed                                                       | Projects Installed                                                       |
| Sl. No.                                                                  | State                                                                    | Nos.                                                                     | Capacity (MW)                                                            |
| 1                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh& Telangana                                                | 72                                                                       | 241.98                                                                   |
| 2                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                        | 152                                                                      | 104.605                                                                  |
| 3                                                                        | Assam                                                                    | 6                                                                        | 34.11                                                                    |
| 4                                                                        | Bihar                                                                    | 29                                                                       | 70.7                                                                     |
| 5                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                             | 10                                                                       | 76                                                                       |
| 6                                                                        | Goa                                                                      | 1                                                                        | 0.05                                                                     |
| 7                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                  | 6                                                                        | 16.6                                                                     |
| 8                                                                        | Haryana                                                                  | 9                                                                        | 73.5                                                                     |
| 9                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                         | 184                                                                      | 842.11                                                                   |
| 10                                                                       | J&K                                                                      | 42                                                                       | 161.03                                                                   |
| 11                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                | 6                                                                        | 4.05                                                                     |
| 12                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                | 167                                                                      | 1230.73                                                                  |
| 13                                                                       | Kerala                                                                   | 32                                                                       | 213.02                                                                   |
| 14                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                           | 11                                                                       | 86.16                                                                    |
| 15                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                              | 65                                                                       | 347.375                                                                  |
| 16                                                                       | Manipur                                                                  | 8                                                                        | 5.45                                                                     |
| 17                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                | 4                                                                        | 31.03                                                                    |
| 18                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                  | 19                                                                       | 41.47                                                                    |
| 19                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                 | 12                                                                       | 30.67                                                                    |
| 20                                                                       | Odisha                                                                   | 10                                                                       | 64.625                                                                   |
| 21                                                                       | Punjab                                                                   | 54                                                                       | 170.9                                                                    |
| 22                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                | 10                                                                       | 23.85                                                                    |
| 23                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                   | 17                                                                       | 52.11                                                                    |
| 24                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                               | 21                                                                       | 123.05                                                                   |
| 25                                                                       | Tripura                                                                  | 3                                                                        | 16.01                                                                    |
| 26                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                            | 9                                                                        | 25.1                                                                     |
| 27                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                              | 101                                                                      | 209.32                                                                   |
| 28                                                                       | West Bengal                                                              | 24                                                                       | 98.5                                                                     |
| 29                                                                       | A&N Islands                                                              | 1                                                                        | 5.25                                                                     |
| Total                                                                    | Total                                                                    | 1085                                                                     | 4399.355                                                                 |