Lok Sabha Question No. 676 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Small Hydro Power Generation
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 676

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2015

## SMALL HYDRO POWER GENERATION

## 676. SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has drafted National Mission on Small Hydro power project for of  country's hydro power generation:
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)       the number of projects planned by the Government under this Mission, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b): Yes, Madam.  The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has prepared a draft document on National Mission on Small Hydro.  The Mission is proposed to be a joint initiative of the Government of India and State Governments to enrich remote and rural areas in power generation.  The  Mission  would  give  unique opportunity of entrepreneurship, livelihood development in rural  areas  and  would  be  an  effective  tool  to  achieve  24X7  Power  to  all  and deployment of 10,000 MW of small hydro projects by 2022 have been proposed.

- (c): State wise target has not been fixed.

With a view to achieve the target, followings are proposed under the Mission:

-  To  create  an  enabling  policy  frame  work  along  with  the  state  governments  for  the deployment of 10,000 MW of small hydro projects by 2022 and a platform for long term sustainable growth in small hydro sector.
-  Encourage and enable all the States to participate in the National Mission of Small Hydro for  setting  up  new  SHP  projects,  provide  conducive  policy  and  institutional  support  for SHP projects by private sector.

-  Evaluation  of  all  existing  Government  sector  small  hydro  projects  with  a  view  to Renovate, Modernize and upgrade (RMU) them, if required, to improve efficiency and add capacity where ever possible.
-  Develop  new  technologies  and  engineering  solutions  to  set  up  low  and  ultra  low  head (below 3m) small hydro projects on canals, dam outlets and water outfall structures.
-  Develop a network of water mills, individual household systems and micro hydro projects in  remote  and  rural  areas  and  set  up  5000  water  mills/micro  hydro  projects  and establishing local mini grids.
-  Undertake systematic study to identify new small hydro potential sites on existing (nonpowered dam outlets, outfall structures, fall structures, pipe lines), agricultural facilities, natural non-powered structures and hydro kinetic flows.

The first phase would be for two years where policy issues concerning slow pace of small hydro sector will be addressed. A capacity addition of 500 MW will be targeted, State sector old small hydro projects would be reviewed and assessed and DPR prepared for their RMU.  The technology development work would be started for low and ultra-low head canal based small hydro projects. Network to take up water mills / individual systems and micro hydro projects in remote  and  rural  areas  through  entrepreneurs  will  be  established  and  action  to  identify  new potential sites in the country would be initiated.

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