(a) whether various Government Departments and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) can use New and Renewable Energy sources to a larger extent; and
(b) if so, the details of the Department and PSUs which have adopted this technology so far?
(a) whether various Government Departments and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) can use New and Renewable Energy sources to a larger extent; and
(b) if so, the details of the Department and PSUs which have adopted this technology so far?
THE MINISTER OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (DR. FAROOQ ABDULLAH)
(a): New and Renewable Energy Sources can be used to supplement the energy/ electricity
needs of every establishment whether public or private. The extent to which these can be used
is not any greater in public sector than in private sector or vice-versa. The same is governed
solely by techno-economic viability which depends on several factors including local
availability of selected renewable resource and space for installation, scale of use, energy
use pattern as also the availability and cost of other energy alternatives to the
establishment.
(b): Details of cumulative deployment of various renewable energy systems/ devices in the
country, covering all sectors, as on 31.10.2009 are given in Annexure.
Annexure
Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2522 for
04.12.2009 regarding Use of Renewable Energy Sources.
Details of cumulative deployment of various renewable energy systems/devices in the country
as on 31.10.2009.
S. No Renewable Energy Programmes/ Systems Cumulative Achievements(upto 31.10.2009)
I. Power From Renewables A. Grid-interactive renewable power 1. Wind Power 10891.00 MW 2. Small Hydro Power 2519.88 MW 3. Biomass Power (Agro –wastes/ residues) 816.50 MW 4. Bagasse Cogeneration 1241.00 MW 5. Waste to Power 67.41 MW 6. Solar Power 6.00 MW Total 15541.79 MW B. Off-grid/ Distributed renewable power (including Captive/CHP plants) 7 Biomass power/ Cogen. (Non-bagasse) 181.37 MWeq 8. Biomass Gasifiers 108.37 MW 9. Waste-to-Energy 37.97 MWeq 10. Solar PV Power Plants and Street Lights (> 1kW) 2.39 MWpp 11. Aero-generators/ Hybrid systems 0.89 MW Total 330.99 MWeqeq. II. Remote Village Electrification (Villages/ Hamlets provided with electricity/ lighting systems) 4297 villages / 1257 Hamlets III Decentralized Energy Systems 12. Family Type Biogas Plants 41.42 lakh 13. SPV Home Lighting System 5,10,877 nos. 14. SPV Lanterns 7,367,350 nos. 15. SPV Pumps 7247 nos. 16. Solar Water Heating - collector area 3.12 mln .sq.m. 17. Solar Cookers 6.57 lakh 18. Wind Pumps 1347 nos. 19. Energy Parks 511 nos. 20. Aditya Solar Shops 284 nos.