Lok Sabha Question No. 1781 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Implementation of Small Hydro Power Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: PASHUPATI NATH SINGH, POONAM  MAHAJAN, K. ASHOK KUMAR, B.V. NAYAK

**DRAFT**

**LOK SABHA**

UNSTARED QUESTION NO. 1781

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

**‘Implementation of Small Hydro Power Project’**

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| SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:  SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:  SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:  SHRI B.V. NAIK:  **MP**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | **SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL**  **MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL & NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| **Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| (a)       Whether any small hydel power projects are pending before the Government for clearance and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;  (b)       the estimated potential for power generation in the country from small hydro projects and the number of sites identified  all over the country, State/UT-wise;  (c)       the cumulative capacity installed so far, State/UT-wise; and  (d)	the steps taken by the Government to tap the vast potential of hydel energy across the country? | (a)      No proposal from any State for Small Hydro Power Project is pending in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for clearance.  (b)       The State/UT-wise details of estimated potential for power generation is enclosed at Annexure-I.  (c)       The State/UT-wise details of cumulative capacity installed as on 30.06.2015 is enclosed at Annexure-II.  (d)     MNRE has been implementing  a  Scheme for  Small Hydro Power Programme upto 25 MW station capacity. |

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1781**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

**IMPLEMENTATION OF SMALL HYDRO POWER PROJECTS**

1781.	SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:

SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

SHRI B.V. NAIK:

Will the Minister of New and Renewable Energy be pleased to state:

(a)	whether any small hydel power projects are pending before the Government for clearance and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(b)	the estimated potential for power generation in the country from small hydro projects and the number of sites identified  all over the country, State/UT-wise;

(c)	the cumulative capacity installed so far, State/UT-wise; and

(d)	the steps taken by the Government to tap the vast potential of hydel energy across the country?

ANSWER

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

**(a):** No proposal from any State for Small Hydro Power Projects is pending in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for clearance.

**(b)** :       The State/UT-wise details of estimated potential for power generation from small hydro power in the country is given at Annexure-I.

**(c)** :	The State/UT-wise details of cumulative capacity installed as on 30.06.2015 is enclosed at Annexure-II.

**(d):** MNRE has been implementing a Scheme to tap the potential of Small Hydro Power (upto 25 MW station capacity) in the country.  Various fiscal and financial incentives are provided under the Scheme for the development of   Small Hydro Power.

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**ANNEXURE-I**

Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1781 for 30.07.2015 regarding ‘Implementation of Small Hydro Power Project’.

**IDENTIFIED POTENTIAL AND ESTIMATED POWER GENERATION**

| Sl. No.   | State                          | Potential   | Potential           |
|-----------|--------------------------------|-------------|---------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State                          | Nos.        | Total Capacity (MW) |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh &     Telengana | 387         | 978.4               |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh              | 677         | 1341.38             |
| 3         | Assam                          | 119         | 238.69              |
| 4         | Bihar                          | 93          | 223.05              |
| 5         | Chattisgarh                    | 200         | 1107.15             |
| 6         | Goa                            | 6           | 6.5                 |
| 7         | Gujarat                        | 292         | 201.97              |
| 8         | Haryana                        | 33          | 110.05              |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh               | 531         | 2397.91             |
| 10        | J&K                            | 245         | 1430.67             |
| 11        | Jharkhand                      | 103         | 208.95              |
| 12        | Karnataka                      | 834         | 4141.12             |
| 13        | Kerala                         | 245         | 704.1               |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                 | 299         | 820.44              |
| 15        | Maharashtra                    | 274         | 794.33              |
| 16        | Manipur                        | 114         | 109.13              |
| 17        | Meghalaya                      | 97          | 230.05              |
| 18        | Mizoram                        | 72          | 168.9               |
| 19        | Nagaland                       | 99          | 196.98              |
| 20        | Orissa                         | 222         | 295.47              |
| 21        | Punjab                         | 259         | 441.38              |
| 22        | Rajasthan                      | 66          | 57.17               |
| 23        | Sikkim                         | 88          | 266.64              |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                     | 197         | 659.51              |
| 25        | Tripura                        | 13          | 46.86               |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh                  | 251         | 460.75              |
| 27        | Uttarakhand                    | 448         | 1707.87             |
| 28        | West Bengal                    | 203         | 396.11              |
| 29        | A&N Islands                    | 7           | 7.91                |
| **Total** |                                | **6474**    | **19749.44**        |

* MU = Million Unit

**ANNEXURE-II**

Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1781 for 30.07.2015 regarding ‘Implementation of Small Hydro Power Project’.

| **CUMULATIVE CAPACITY INSTALLED**  **(AS ON 30.06.2015)**   |                            |                    |                    |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                     | State                      | Projects Installed | Projects Installed |
| Sl. No.                                                     | State                      | Nos.               | Capacity (MW)      |
| Sl. No.                                                     | State                      | Nos.               | Capacity (MW)      |
| 1                                                           | Andhra Pradesh & Telengana | 70                 | 232.23             |
| 2                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh          | 152                | 104.605            |
| 3                                                           | Assam                      | 6                  | 34.11              |
| 4                                                           | Bihar                      | 29                 | 70.7               |
| 5                                                           | Chattisgarh                | 9                  | 52                 |
| 6                                                           | Goa                        | 1                  | 0.05               |
| 7                                                           | Gujarat                    | 6                  | 16.6               |
| 8                                                           | Haryana                    | 9                  | 73.5               |
| 9                                                           | Himachal Pradesh           | 171                | 728.91             |
| 10                                                          | J&K                        | 39                 | 156.53             |
| 11                                                          | Jharkhand                  | 6                  | 4.05               |
| 12                                                          | Karnataka                  | 160                | 1159.93            |
| 13                                                          | Kerala                     | 27                 | 168.92             |
| 14                                                          | Madhya Pradesh             | 11                 | 86.16              |
| 15                                                          | Maharashtra                | 59                 | 335.425            |
| 16                                                          | Manipur                    | 8                  | 5.45               |
| 17                                                          | Meghalaya                  | 4                  | 31.03              |
| 18                                                          | Mizoram                    | 18                 | 36.47              |
| 19                                                          | Nagaland                   | 11                 | 29.67              |
| 20                                                          | Orissa                     | 10                 | 64.625             |
| 21                                                          | Punjab                     | 48                 | 157.4              |
| 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**                                                   |                            | **1040**           | **4101.555**       |