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Cabinet likely to approve Rs 16,709 crore hydro power policy in July

03 Jul 2017 Evaluate

The Union Cabinet is likely to approve the policy for reviving 40 hydro power projects of 11,639 MW which will entail a total investment of Rs 16,709 crore, in the month of July. Under this, all large and small hydro projects will be treated as renewable energy. Once policy approved, the distinction between large and small hydro plants would go, which would enable India to achieve clean power capacity of 225 GW by 2022.

Presently, a hydro power project of up to 25 MW is classified under renewable energy and is entitled to various incentives provided by the government. Projects beyond this capacity are not in this category and hence not entitled to the benefits. Out of the 30 GW installed power generation capacity, 44.59 GW comes from large hydro projects (above 25 MW) and 57.26 GW from other renewable power generation capacities. The Government has set a target of 175 GW renewable power installed capacity by the end of 2022. This includes 60 GW from wind power, 100 GW from solar power, 10 GW from biomass power and 5 GW from small hydro power.

Under the policy, the government will provide interest subvention of 4 percent during construction for up to 7 years and for 3 years after the start of commercial operation to all hydro power projects above 25 MW. Funding for the policy will come from coal cess or national clean energy fund or non- lapsable central pool of resources for northeastern states for eight years till 2024-25. A Hydro Power Fund would be created under the power ministry for providing funds to the projects under the policy. The policy also provides for Hydro Purchase Obligation (HPO) for hydro projects of over 25 MW capacity. Under this, the discoms would be mandated to buy a proportion of power from these plants.

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