(a) whether Non-Conventional Energy Sources was not given adequate priority during the 9th Plan period;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(c) the funds allocated, released, utilized and achievements made in this sector during the 9th Plan, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (SHRI M. KANNAPPAN)
(a),(b)&(c): Wide ranging Non - Conventional Energy Programmes based on Solar, Wind, Biomass and Small Hydro are being implemented throughout the country. Considerable progress was made in implementation of various programmes during the 9th Plan Period. Significant achievements included power generation capacity addition of about 1340 MW; installation of about 4.68 lakhs of Solar Photovoltaic Systems aggregating to 13.02 MW; and, installation of 8.3 lakhs Family Size Biogas Plants and 97.9 lakhs Improved Chulhas. Details of the funds released/utilized during the 9th Plan, State-wise, are given in Annexure-I, and details of the physical achievements made under various Non-conventional Energy programmes during 9th Plan, State-wise, are given in Annexure - II.
Annexure-I referred to in reply to parts (a), (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2825 for 5-12-2002 regarding Achievement of NCES during 9th Plan
State-wise funds released/utilized under various Non-conventional Energy programmes during 9th Plan period.
Sl. No. STATES/UT AmountRs. in Crores
1 Andhra Pradesh 80.99 2 Arunachal Pradesh 25.30 3 Assam 6.03 4 Bihar 7.82 5 Goa 0.61 6 Gujarat 29.70 7 Haryana 16.71 8 Himachal Pradesh 28.35 9 Jammu & Kashmir 8.83 10 Karnataka 56.31 11 Kerala 24.19 12 Madhya Pradesh 40.87 13 Maharastra 51.74 14 Manipur 5.15 15 Meghalaya 4.82 16 Mizoram 21.36 17 Nagaland 6.23 18 Orissa 33.95 19 Punjab 39.99 20 Rajasthan 32.39 21 Sikkim 21.44 22 Tamil Nadu 23.66 23 Tripura 8.48 24 Uttar Pradesh 76.20 25 West Bengal 65.89 26 Andaman & Nicobar 11.06 27 Chandigarh 0.54 28 Dadar & Nagar Haveli 0.03 29 Daman & Diu 0.07 30 Delhi 3.58 31 Lakshwadeep 10.37 32 Pondicherry 0.57 33 Chhattisgarh 10.77 34 Jharkhand 0.13 35 Uttranchal 1.42 36 Others 148.15
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