Question : MINI HYDRO POWER PROJECT

(a) whether Mini Hydro Power Project has been set up in Gangotri, Uttaranchal;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to set up more such projects in the country; and

(d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (SHRI VILAS MUTTEMWAR)

(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. A 100 kW Small Hydro Power (SHP) project has been set up at Gangotri by the Uttaranchal Renewable Energy Development Agency with partial financial assistance from the Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources.

(c) & (d): So far, 556 SHP projects with an aggregate capacity of 1826 MW have been set up and 203 SHP projects with an aggregate capacity of 468 MW are under implementation, state-wise details of which are at Annexure.

Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to Parts (c & d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred question No. 654 for 28.7.2006 regarding mini hydro power project.

STATE-WISE NUMBER AND CAPACITY OF SHP PROJECTS (UPTO 25 MW) SETUP & UNDER IMPLEMENTATION

 (AS ON 31.03.2006)

Sl. No.	State	Projects set-up	Projects under Implementation	Nos.	Capacity (MW)	Nos.	Capacity (MW)
1	Andhra Pradesh	57	178.81	9	13.90
2	Arunachal Pradesh	64	44.30	48	41.27
3	Assam	3	2.11	7	26.00
4	Bihar	7	50.40	7	9.50
5	Chattisgarh	4	11.00	2	8.0
6	Goa	1	0.05	-	-
7	Gujarat	2	7.00	-	-
8	Haryana	5	62.70	-	-
9	Himachal Pradesh	55	132.08	8	28.75
10	J&K	30	109.74	7 7.31
11	Jharkhand	6	4.05	8	34.85
12	Karnataka	56	329.63	16	67.99
13	Kerala	14	84.62	7	57.75
14	Madhya Pradesh	8	41.16	3	24.20
15	Maharashtra	27	207.08	5	25.75
16	Manipur	8	5.45	3	2.75
17	Meghalaya	3	30.71	9	3.28
18	Mizoram	16	14.76	3	15.50
19	Nagaland	9	20.67	5	12.20
20	Orissa	6	7.30	7	40.92
21	Punjab	29	122.55	1	2.00
22	Rajasthan	10	23.85	-	-
23	Sikkim	13	38.60	4	12.20
24	Tamil Nadu	12	77.70	2	7.90
25	Tripura	3	16.01	-	-
26	Uttar Pradesh	9	25.10
27	Uttaranchal	76	75.45	37	23.01
28	West Bengal	22	98.30	5	3.80
29	A&N Islands	1	5.25	-	-	Total	556	1,826.43	203	468.83