final chapter 9

57 Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources is assigned the business of small hydro power (SHP) upto 25 MW station capacity. The Ministry's aim is that out of the total grid interactive power generation capacity that is being installed, 2% should come from small hydro. The SHP programme is essentially private investment driven. Electricity generation from small hydro is becoming increasingly competitive with preferential tariffs and some other concessions. The challenge is to improve reliability, quality and costs. There is need to lower the cost of equipment, increase its reliability and set up projects in areas which give the maximum advantage in terms of capacity utilisation. 9.2 A series of steps have been taken to promote development of SHP in a planned manner and improve reliability & quality of the projects. By giving various physical and financial incentives, investments have been attracted in commercial SHP projects apart from subsidizing State Governments to set up small hydros. Concurrently, efforts are being made to renovate and modernize old SHP projects and complete languishing projects. Table 9.1 S.No. Name of State Identified Total Number of Capacity Sites in MW 1 Andhra Pradesh 286 254.63 2 Arunachal Pradesh 492 1059.03 3 Assam 90 148.90 4 Bihar 92 194.02 5 Chhatisgarh 174 179.97 6 Goa 3 2.6 7 Gujarat 290 156.83 8 Haryana 22 30.05 9 Himachal Pradesh 323 1624.78 10 Jammu & Kashmir 201 1207.27 11 Jharkhand 89 170.05 12 Karnataka 230 652.61 13 Kerala 198 466.85 14 Madhya Pradesh 85 336.325 15 Maharashtra 234 599.47 16 Manipur 96 105.63 17 Meghalaya 98 181.50 18 Mizoram 88 190.32 19 Nagaland 86 181.39 20 Orissa 161 156.76 21 Punjab 78 65.26 22 Rajasthan 49 27.26 23 Sikkim 68 202.75 24 Tamil Nadu 147 338.92 25 Tripura 8 9.85 26 Uttar Pradesh 211 267.061 27 Uttaranchal 354 1478.235 28 West Bengal 145 182.62 29 A&N Island 6 6.40 TOTAL 4,404 10,477.34 State Wise Identified Small Hydel Sites up to 25 MW Capacity