Lok Sabha Question No. 363 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Policy on Setting up of Mini and Micro Hydel Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK, BHARAT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 363

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## POLICY ON SETTING UP OF MINI AND MICRO HYDEL PROJECTS

## 363. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK' SHRI BHARAT SINGH

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

- (a) whether the Government has formulated or proposes to formulate a nationwide policy to set up mini and  micro  hydel  projects  in  Himalayan  States  including  Uttarakhand,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jammu  and Kashmir and North-Eastern states, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has set any target for skill development and encouraging entrepreneurship in new and renewable energy sector, and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether there is any Government policy to ensure the inclusion/participation of local people and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL, NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY &  MINES (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has policies in place to set up Mini and Micro Hydels Projects  nationwide  including  Himalayan  States  of    Uttarakhand,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jammu  & Kashmir  and  North-Eastern  States.  The  MNRE  is  providing  technical  and  financial  assistance  for installation of Micro/Mini and Small Hydro Projects. Higher rate of Central Financial Assistance (CFA) is provided to encourage setting up of micro, mini and small hydro projects in Himalayan States including Uttarakhand,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jammu  &  Kashmir  and  North-Eastern  states.    The  details  of  CFA provided by the MNRE is given at Annexure-I.
- (b): MNRE  has  set-up  a  target  to  train  50000  Suryamitra  by  March  2020    for  system  design, installation, operation and  maintenance  of  solar systems  besides supporting short term  training programmes  on  different  aspects  of  renewable  energy.  The  yearwise  breakup  of  the  Suryamitra  to  be trained is as follows:

| Sr. No.   | Year    | No. of              |
|-----------|---------|---------------------|
| 1         | 2015-16 | 2,000               |
| 2         | 2016-17 | persons to be 7,000 |
| 3         | 2017-18 | 12,000              |
| 4         | 2018-19 | trained 14,000      |
| 5         | 2019-20 | 15,000              |
| Total     | Total   | 50,000              |

By September 2016, 5492 Suryamitras have been trained under this programme in different states. MNRE is  also  supporting  Centre of  Innovation,  Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) of  IIM Ahmedabad to any  innovator,  or  aspiring  entrepreneur  or  early-stage  startup  from  across  the  country  in  the  area  of renewable energy.

- (c): The SHP Scheme of the Ministry envisages inclusion/participation of local people and financial assistance is provided for implementation of Micro/Mini and Small Hydro Projects through community institutions like Panchayats, local bodies NGOs, etc. besides individual entrepreneurs.

Annexure  referred    to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  363  for 17.11.2016  regarding  Mini  and  Micro  Hydel  Power  Projects  in  Himalayan  States  including Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and North-Eastern states by DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK' and SHRI BHARAT SINGH

## Central Financial Assistance given to SHP projects

## I. Support to new SHP projects in State sector:

| Category                       | Above 100 KWand up to 1000KW   | Above1MW-25MW                                              |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Special category and NE States | Rs.75,000 /KW                  | Rs. 7.50 crore / MW limited to Rs. 20.00 Crore per project |

## II. Support to new SHP project in private / co-operative / joint sector:

| Category                       | Up to 1000KW   | Above1MW-25MW                                             |
|--------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Special category and NE States | Rs. 35,000 /KW | Rs. 1.50 crore / MW limited to Rs. 5.00 Crore per project |

## III. Micro Hydel Projects up to 100 kW Capacity:

| Areas                          | Amount of CFA       |
|--------------------------------|---------------------|
| Special category and NE States | Rs.1,25,000/- perKW |