Lok Sabha Question No. 3978 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Small Hydro Power Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3978

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2019

## SMALL HYDRO POWER PROJECTS

3978. SHRI JAYANT SINHA

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

- (a) the details of current and potential power generation for the next five years from small hydropower projects in the country;
- (b)  the status of small hydro power projects under construction along with the number of projects already functional, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the funds allocated and utilised for the development of small hydro power projects during the year 2017-2018, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY, POWER and MoS for  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)&(b) The current power generation capacity from small hydro power projects is 4647.557 MW through  1126  commissioned  projects  (as  on  30 th November  2019).  In  addition,  110  projects  of cumulative capacity  of  553.24  MW  are  under  various  stages  of  construction.  Thus,  total  power generation  capacity  from  small  hydro  power  projects  would  be  5200.797  MW.  State  wise information about number of projects already commissioned  and under construction  with their cumulative power generation capacity is at Annexure-A.

(c) During the year 2017-18, against allocation of Rs. 123.50 crore for the development of small hydro  power  in  the  budget  of  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy,  Rs.  147.49  crore  was released  as  central  financial  assistance,  including  Rs  23.57  crore  from  bond  money  raised  by IREDA. The state-wise release of funds is at Annexure-B.

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## Annexure - A

Annexure referred to the reply to parts (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha unstarred Question No.3978 for 12.12.2019 regarding 'Small Hydro Power Projects' asked by Shri Jayant Sinha, Hon'ble M.P.

| State wise number of commissioned and under construction Small Hydro Power Projects with their aggregate power generation capacity (as on 30.11.2019)   | State wise number of commissioned and under construction Small Hydro Power Projects with their aggregate power generation capacity (as on 30.11.2019)   | State wise number of commissioned and under construction Small Hydro Power Projects with their aggregate power generation capacity (as on 30.11.2019)   | State wise number of commissioned and under construction Small Hydro Power Projects with their aggregate power generation capacity (as on 30.11.2019)   | State wise number of commissioned and under construction Small Hydro Power Projects with their aggregate power generation capacity (as on 30.11.2019)   | State wise number of commissioned and under construction Small Hydro Power Projects with their aggregate power generation capacity (as on 30.11.2019)   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                 | State                                                                                                                                                   | Total Installed                                                                                                                                         | Total Installed                                                                                                                                         | Projects under Implementation                                                                                                                           | Projects under Implementation                                                                                                                           |
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                 | State                                                                                                                                                   | Nos.                                                                                                                                                    | Capacity (MW)                                                                                                                                           | Nos.                                                                                                                                                    | Capacity (MW)                                                                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                          | 44                                                                                                                                                      | 162.110                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                       | 156                                                                                                                                                     | 131.105                                                                                                                                                 | 10                                                                                                                                                      | 7.05                                                                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                                                                                   | 6                                                                                                                                                       | 34.110                                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 2.00                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                                                                                   | 29                                                                                                                                                      | 70.700                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                            | 10                                                                                                                                                      | 76.000                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 0.050                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                 | 13                                                                                                                                                      | 62.352                                                                                                                                                  | 9                                                                                                                                                       | 48.81                                                                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                                                                                 | 9                                                                                                                                                       | 73.500                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                        | 195                                                                                                                                                     | 906.510                                                                                                                                                 | 18                                                                                                                                                      | 179.60                                                                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                                                                      | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                         | 46                                                                                                                                                      | 180.480                                                                                                                                                 | 17                                                                                                                                                      | 47.55                                                                                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                               | 6                                                                                                                                                       | 4.050                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                                                                                               | 169                                                                                                                                                     | 1256.730                                                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                                                       | 37                                                                                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                                                                                  | 34                                                                                                                                                      | 222.020                                                                                                                                                 | 8                                                                                                                                                       | 80.50                                                                                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                          | 12                                                                                                                                                      | 95.910                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                       | 7.6                                                                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                             | 70                                                                                                                                                      | 379.575                                                                                                                                                 | 9                                                                                                                                                       | 10.40                                                                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                                                                                 | 8                                                                                                                                                       | 5.450                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                                                                       | 32.530                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                       | 25.50                                                                                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                 | 18                                                                                                                                                      | 36.470                                                                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                                                                       | 8.70                                                                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                | 12                                                                                                                                                      | 30.670                                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 1.00                                                                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                                                                                  | 10                                                                                                                                                      | 64.625                                                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                                                       | 57.00                                                                                                                                                   |
| 21                                                                                                                                                      | Punjab                                                                                                                                                  | 56                                                                                                                                                      | 173.550                                                                                                                                                 | 7                                                                                                                                                       | 4.90                                                                                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                               | 10                                                                                                                                                      | 23.850                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                  | 17                                                                                                                                                      | 52.110                                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                              | 21                                                                                                                                                      | 123.050                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                                                                                      | Telangana                                                                                                                                               | 30                                                                                                                                                      | 90.870                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                                       | 16.010                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                                                                      | A&N Islands                                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                                       | 5.250                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                       |
| 28                                                                                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                           | 9                                                                                                                                                       | 25.100                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                       | 25.50                                                                                                                                                   |
| 29                                                                                                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                             | 102                                                                                                                                                     | 214.320                                                                                                                                                 | 13                                                                                                                                                      | 7.58                                                                                                                                                    |
| 30                                                                                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                                                                                             | 24                                                                                                                                                      | 98.500                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                       |
| Total                                                                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                                                                   | 1126                                                                                                                                                    | 4647.557                                                                                                                                                | 110                                                                                                                                                     | 553.24                                                                                                                                                  |

## Annexure-B

Annexure  referred  to  the  reply  to  part  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  Question No.3978  for  12.12.2019  regarding  'Small  Hydro  Power  Projects'  asked  by  Shri Jayant Sinha.

| Sl. No.   | State             | Funds released (in Rupees) during the year 2017-18   | Funds released (in Rupees) during the year 2017-18   | Funds released (in Rupees) during the year 2017-18   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State             | From budgetary allocation                            | From bond money raised by IREDA                      | Total Exp. ( in Rs.)                                 |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    | 0/-                                                  | 45,50,000/-                                          | 45,50,000/-                                          |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh | 23,17,10,500/-                                       | 0/-                                                  | 23,17,10,500/-                                       |
| 3.        | Chhattisgarh      | 27,00,000/-                                          | 0/-                                                  | 27,00,000/-                                          |
| 4.        | Gujarat           | 25,87,50,000/-                                       | 0/-                                                  | 25,87,50,000/-                                       |
| 5.        | Himachal Pradesh  | 5,92,04,700/-                                        | 1,50,00,000/-                                        | 7,42,04,700/-                                        |
| 6.        | Haryana           | 1,00,05,000/-                                        | 0/-                                                  | 1,00,05,000/-                                        |
| 7.        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 14,33,35,000/-                                       | 5,85,00,000/-                                        | 20,18,35,000/-                                       |
| 8.        | Karnataka         | 2,37,60,000/-                                        | 5,45,50,000/-                                        | 7,83,10,000/-                                        |
| 9.        | Kerala            | 22,09,64,877/-                                       | 7,00,00,000/-                                        | 29,09,64,877/-                                       |
| 10.       | Madhya Pradesh    | 0/-                                                  | 2,50,00,000/-                                        | 2,50,00,000/-                                        |
| 11.       | Maharashtra       | 3,26,50,000/-                                        | 0/-                                                  | 3,26,50,000/-                                        |
| 12.       | Manipur           | 12,92,125/-                                          | 0/-                                                  | 12,92,125/-                                          |
| 13.       | Meghalaya         | 7,00,00,000/-                                        | 0/-                                                  | 7,00,00,000/-                                        |
| 14.       | Mizoram           | 7,75,94,438/-                                        | 0/-                                                  | 7,75,94,438/-                                        |
| 15.       | Nagaland          | 2,65,35,000/-                                        | 0/-                                                  | 2,65,35,000/-                                        |
| 16.       | Uttarakhand       | 8,06,62,437/-                                        | 80,84,000/-                                          | 8,87,46,437/-                                        |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL             | 123,91,64,077/-                                      | 23,56,84,000/-                                       | 147,48,48,077/-                                      |