(a) The proposals for wind energy, solar energy etc. received by the Union
Government for approval from various States under the scheme of Non-Conventional
Energy Sources during the last two years;
(b) The proposals approved by the Government till April, 2006 alongwith details
thereof, State-wise;
(c) Whether the Government has received any proposal from Madhya Pradesh in this regard; and
(d) If so, the details thereof alongwith the reasons for not approving the proposal?
MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI VILAS MUTTEMWAR)
(a) & (b): Proposals from various states have been received for the grant of Central Financial
Assistance (CFA) under the schemes/ programmes of the Ministry of Non-conventional
Energy Sources relating to biomass power/ cogeneration, small hydro power, remote
village electrification, village energy security test projects and renewable energy systems/
devices for urban, industrial commercial applications. State-wise details of proposals
sanctioned under major schemes/ programmes during 2004-05 and 2005-06 are given
in the Annexure.
(c) & (d): 65 project proposals which have been received from Madhya Pradesh during
2004-05 and 2005-06 were sanctioned, of which 50 are under the remote village electrification
programme and the balance 15 are under the village energy security test projects.
The Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam (MPUVN) has been advised to reframe and
resubmit the remaining proposals for remote village electrification in line with the guidelines
of the programme. These apart, two proposals received from the state during the aforesaid
period under the wind power demonstration programme were not approved as such
demonstration projects are sanctioned only to those states where commercial wind
power activity has not yet started and Madhya Pradesh does not fall in that category.
Another proposal for a cowdung based power project in the state is pending for approval
as MPUVN is yet to submit a revised detailed project report after addressing the deficiencies
pointed out to them.