Lok Sabha Question No. 3510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Small Hydro Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3510

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2017

## SMALL HYDRO PROJECTS

## 3510.   SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

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

- (a) whether  only  20  percent  of  the  estimated  potential  of  the  small  hydro  projects  has  been exploited across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government identified small hydro power projects for development during the 12th Plan period;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): Identified  potential  of  small  hydro  projects  (SHP)  is  21135.24  MW  at  7134  sites. Achievement till now is 4346.85 MW from 1078 sites.   During 12th Plan period, 951.96MW of SHP capacity was added at 181 locations.  The list of state wise capacity installed during 12th Plan period is given in the Annexure.
- (d): Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has been providing Central Financial assistance (CFA) for following activities to develop SHP sector:-
- Research and Development, capacity building
-  Resources Assessment, detail Survey and Investigation, Detailed Project Report (DPR) preparation and perspective plans for states
- Capital Subsidy to State sector projects.
- Renovation and Modernization of old SHP projects (State sector)
- Water Mills/Micro-Hydel projects.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3510 for ANSWER ON 23/03/2017

## Statewise SHP Achievement during 12th Plan

| Sl. No   | State                      | Projects Installed   | Projects Installed   |
|----------|----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| Sl. No   | State                      | Nos.                 | Capacity (MW)        |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana | 6                    | 24.15                |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh          | 37                   | 25.38                |
| 3        | Assam                      | 1                    | 3                    |
| 4        | Bihar                      | 4                    | 6.4                  |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh               | 3                    | 55.75                |
| 6        | Goa                        | 0                    | 0                    |
| 7        | Gujarat                    | 1                    | 1                    |
| 8        | Haryana                    | 2                    | 3.4                  |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh           | 38                   | 271.65               |
| 10       | J&K                        | 5                    | 27.5                 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                  | 0                    | 0                    |
| 12       | Karnataka                  | 40                   | 343.20               |
| 13       | Kerala                     | 9                    | 63.35                |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh             | 0                    | 0                    |
| 15       | Maharashtra                | 19                   | 64.85                |
| 16       | Manipur                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| 17       | Meghalaya                  | 0                    | 0                    |
| 18       | Mizoram                    | 1                    | 5                    |
| 19       | Nagaland                   | 2                    | 2                    |
| 20       | Odisha                     | 1                    | 0.325                |
| 21       | Punjab                     | 8                    | 16.4                 |
| 22       | Rajasthan                  | 0                    | 0                    |
| 23       | Sikkim                     | 0                    | 0                    |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                 | 0                    | 0                    |
| 25       | Tripura                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh              | 0                    | 0                    |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                | 3                    | 38.5                 |
| 28       | West Bengal                | 1                    | 0.1                  |
| 29       | A&N Islands                | 0                    | 0                    |
| Total    | Total                      | 181                  | 951.96               |