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HYDRO ENERGY SCHEMES

Hydro Policy:-  

Policy for Development of Micro & Mini Hydro Power Projects upto 2MW- 2015 

Small Hydro Programme in Uttarakhand

The energy-development relationship has numerous social and political implications in Uttarakhand, where about 63.10% of the population lives in rural areas and most of them belong below the poverty line. Geographical conditions of the state differ at a short distance. Most of the area is hilly and forest coverage is about 66%. Villages are in scattered manner and household coverage in a village is short. In this situation, either it is not possible to laid grid lines due to forest laws or due to high cost of coverage. Operation and maintenance is also an issue in this pattern. As a solution of this problem- Decentralized Distributed Generation (DDG) Micro & Mini Hydro Projects are suitable and best way to provide electricity facility to the forest fringe and scattered villages. Operation and maintenance of Standalone MHPs can be done in easy manner by local community after a formal training. In the State of Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) is constructing MHPs for remote village electrification as well as for grid feeding. So far 44 MHPs of composit capacity 4.29 MW have been commissioned and more than 300 Villages & Hamlets have been electrified through these projects. Earlier the projects were constructing on turn-key basis but from year 2005, Govt. of Uttarakhand has decided to construct MHPs for village electrification on community participation. For construction of MHPs, tripartite Agreements have been signed between UREDA, Alternate Hydro Energy Center (AHEC), IIT, Roorkee and Concern User Energy Committee (UEC). As per tripartite Agreement AHEC, IIT, Roorkee is providing technical specialized services for construction of MHPs, preparation of DPR etc. and UREDA is providing its services for monitoring, funding and guidance to UECs. MHPs are being constructed with the financial support from Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Govt. of India. 

The Details of Constructnninged Micro Hydel Project  (2019-20)

Sl no	Name of District	Name of Scheme	Capasity (in kW)	Electrified
				Nos of Village	Nos of Hamlet
1	Chamoli	Milkhet	100	4	1
2	Chamoli	Wan	50	1	3
3	Chamoli	Choting	100	6	2
4	Chamoli	Sarma	100	2	4
5	Uttarakashi	Taluka	20	0	1
6	Chamoli	Bank	100	5	3
7	Chamoli	Niti	25	1	0
8	Chamoli	Gamshali Bampa	50	2	0
9	Rudraprayag	Kedharnath-1	100	Kedarnath Dham
10	Bageshwar	Gogina	100	4	2
11	Bageshwar	Badiyakot	100	4	6
12	Bageshwar	Sorag	50	1	5
13	Bageshwar	Bachham	100	7	3
14	Bageshwar	Bagar	50	2	6
15	Bageshwar	Liti-1	50	1	7
16	Bageshwar	Karmi-1	50	1	4
17	Bageshwar	Toli	100	3	8
18	Bageshwar	Kanol gad	100	1	9
19	Bageshwar	Karmi-2	50	1	3
20	Bageshwar	Dogtigaun	20	1	3
21	Bageshwar	Ratmoli	50	4	0
22	Bageshwar	Kunwari	50	1	4
23	Bageshwar	Jugthana	100	1	4
24	Bageshwar	Karmi-3	50	1	7
25	Bageshwar	Liti-2	50	3	7
26	Bageshwar	Lamabagar	200	4	4
27	Pithoragarh	Sateshwar	50	2	4
28	Bageshwar	Borbalda	25	1	3
29	Bageshwar	Lathi	100	7	9
30	Bageshwar	Lamchula	50	2	2
31	Pithoragarh	Namik	50	1	0
32	Bageshwar	Gogina-2	50	4	2
33	Almora	Tarula	100	3	0
34	Pithoragarh	Rotan	50	3	2
35	Rudraprayag	Gondar	100	3	1
36	Pithoragarh	Sela	50	1	0
37	Pithoragarh	Napalchu	50	2	6
38	Uttarakashi	Khapugad	40	1	0
39	Uttarakashi	Chiludgad	100	3	1

The Detail of Grid feeded Small Hydro Project of UREDA ( Nov. 2019)

Sl no	Name of District	Name of Scheme	Capasity (in kW)	To be electrified
1	Uttarakashi	Janki Chutti	200	Grid Feed
2	Uttarakashi	Istar gad	200	Grid Feed
3	Tehri	Jakhana	100	Grid Feed
4	Uttarakashi	Gangotri Rudragara	150	Grid Feed
5	Nanital	Ramgad	100	Grid Feed
6	Uttarakashi	Gangotri Kedarganga	20	Grid Feed
7	Rudraprayag	Kedharnath-2	200	Grid Feed
8	Chamoli	Hafla	200	Grid Feed

75 DPR Prepared of Michro Hydel Projects   

LIST OF PROPOSED UREDA SHP'S SITES  TO BE DEVELOPED BY GRAM PANCHAYAT OF UTTARAKHAND
Sl. No	Disctrict	Name of Proposed Project	ProCapacity (K.W)	Altitude of Proposed Site (m)*	Longitude	Latitude	Name of Stream/ Gadera/ River	Name of Tributari	Name of Nearest Village
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	Dehradun	Nada	50	1420 to 1392	78 01 34	30 47 23	Nadagad	Yamuna	Nada
2	Dehradun	Purkul	1000	870 to 820	78 04 44	30 24 40	Tons	Yamuna	Purkul
3	Dehradun	Khatwagad	150	1548 to 1490	77 57 27	30 44 47	Khatwagad	Yamuna	Kwarsi
4	Dehradun	Daragad	200	1584 to 1530	77 55 51	30 51 12	Baliyar Nalla	DaliyarNala	Dandigaon
5	Dehradun	Bhitarli	100	1100 to 1030	79 09 06	30 35 03	Bhitarli Gadera	Yamuna	Bhitarli
6	Dehradun	Bhagwantpur	0	Droped/Cancelled
7	Pithoragarh	Baram	1000	928 to 783	80 22 27	29 52 00	Gosi Gad	Gori Ganga	Baram
8	Pithoragarh	Birthi	1000	1785 to 1778	80 09 40	30 02 30	Bhelichin nala	Ramganga	Birthi
9	Pithoragarh	Charmagad	500	1386 to 1210	80 16 16.1	29 45 09	Charmagad	Kali Nadi	Hachila
10	Pithoragarh	Jakula gad	1000	1756 to 1640	80 09 2.5	30 02 55	Jakulagad	Ramganga	Bhurting
11	Pithoragad	Dhapuwagad	1000	1554 to 1424	80 15 14	30 05 10	Dhapuwagad	Kali Nadi	SeraSuraidar
12	Pithoragarh	Gimigad	1350	1559 to 1466	80 1429.03	30 8 12.06	Jimigad	Kali Nadi	Gimigat
13	Pithoragarh	Mirthi	100	1497 to 1479	80 16 03	29 47 05	Mirthigad	Kali Nadi	Mirthi
14	Pithoragarh	Katiyanigad	700	1073 to 1004	80 20 59	29 36 54	Katiyanigad	Kali Nadi	Katiyani
15	Pithoragarh	Garviyang	0	Droped/Cancelled
16	Bageshwar	Udiyar	100	1485 to 1390	79 47 8.6	29 58 10.1	Kanalgad	Saryu	Jagthana
17	Bageshwar	Sorag-3	1000	1990 to 1934	79 53 28.5	30 5 33.6	Pindar	Pindar	Sorag
18	Bageshwar	Patiyarsar	750	1798 to 1708	79 58 56.2	30 4 57	Saryu	Saryu	Supi
19	Bageshwar	Harsila	500	1070 to 958	79 46 58.6	26 55 19.2	Kanalgad	Saryu	Harsila
20	Bageshwar	Harbar	100	1137 to 1089	79 43 55.6	29 54 39	Lahur	Saryu	Harbar
21	Bageshwar	Gansyamnagri	250	1190 to 1132	79 45 13.8	29 57 8.8	Kanalgad	Saryu	Gansymngri
22	Bageshwar	Nankyanikot	300	1127 to 1072	79 46 12.7	29 55 53.8	Kanalgad	Saryu	Nankyanikot
23	Bageshwar	Sorag-4	300	2025 to 1945	79 53 8.2	30 6 11.9	Sorag gad	Pindar	Sorag
24	Bageshwar	Kilpara	350	1727 to 1704	79 48 46	30 05 19	Baura Gad	Pindar	Kilpara
25	Bageshwar	Badiyakot-2	150	2215 to 2144	79 50 41	30 07 05	Ghatiyagad	Pindar	Badiyakot
26	Bageshwar	Sorag (karam)	500	2159 to 2108	79 53 06	30 06 54	Sorag Nalla	Pindar	Sorag
27	Bageshwar	Bager-2	150	1591 to 1554	79 50 41	30 07 05	Baghar Nala	Pindar	Bager
28	Bageshwar	Jaitoli	1000	2181 to 2147	79 55 45	30 08 58	Sundar Dunga	Pindar	Jaitoli
29	Bageshwar	Banarghat	100	1660 to 1590	79 07 51	30 33 00	Kothigarh	Pindar	BanrgatRikari
30	Bageshwar	Fulwari Gansu	150	1220 to 1170	79 53 49	29 59 54	GansuoGadera	Pindar	Phulwari
31	Chamoli	Chupladagad	400	1537 to 1412	79 26 48.3	30 13 29.9	Chupladagad	Alaknanda	Lakhi
32	Chamoli	Jethagad	250	1115 to 948	79 20 26.3	30 19 12	Jethagad	Alaknanda	Rajbagdi
33	Chamoli	Bomanbera	200	1648 to 1570	79 34 37	30 05 3.22	Bomanbera	Pindar	Bomanbera
34	Chamoli	Ghuni	200	1739 to 1649	79 30 5.91	30 17 24	Ghuni Nala	Alaknanda	Ghuni
35	Chamoli	Meeng gadera	200	1157 to 1115	79 24 21.62	30 06 21.6	Meeng Nala	Pindar	Meeng gadera
36	Chamoli	Milikhet-2	200	1556 to 1512	79 43 27.11	30 01 43	Milikhet Nala	Pindar	Milikhet
37	Chamoli	Nandakini	2000	1664 to 1609	79 31 21.72	30 17 13.3	Nandakini	Alaknanda	Tangla
38	Chamoli	Sufaligad	2000	1911 to 1826	79 42 29.80	30 09 14.6	Kali Ganga	Pindar	Sufaligad
39	Chamoli	Talwariwan	600	2046 to 2019	79 37 38.52	30 10 1.49	Neel Ganga	Pindar	Talwariwan
40	Chamoli	Rupganga	1000	2151 to 2115	79 37 19.97	30 16 10.4	Nandakini	Alaknanda	Sutol
41	Chamoli	Molagad	400	1414 to 1324	79 23 53.65	30 18 47.4	Molagad	Alaknanda	Molagad
42	Chamoli	Pranmati	1800	1464 to 1360	78 30 27.56	30 06 14.2	Pranmati River	Pindar	Pranmati
43	Chamoli	Garur Ganga	400	1453 to 1387	79 26 51.11	30 27 27.7	Garur Ganga	Alaknanda	Joshinath
44	Chamoli	Bansbagar	100	1727 to 1644	79 27 35	30 12 23	Chuflagad	Alaknanda	Bansbagar
45	Chamoli	Bhadragad	150	1463 to 1393	79 26 44	30 16 47	Bhadragad	Alaknanda	Bhadragad
46	Chamoli	Sartoli	100	1395 to 1329	79 21 38	30 20 17	Jentagad	Alaknanda	Sartoli
47	Chamoli	Tharali-2	700	1206 to 1186	79 30 00	30 04 30	Pranmadati	Pindar	Tharali
48	Chamoli	Saikot	150	1053 to 981	79 17 44	30 21 44	Ghatiyagad	Alaknanda	Amkhet
49	Chamoli	Uttaron	1000	915 to 832	79 17 05	30 19 44	Nigol Gad	Alaknanda	Uttaron
50	Chamoli	Sorigad	150	2061 to 1990	79 45 42	30 05 17	Sorigad	Pindar	Udaypur
51	Chamoli	Tangsa	50	1276 to 1249	79 17 32	30 24 46	Govindigad	Alaknanda	Palsari
52	Chamoli	Balkhila	1000	957 to 920	79 18 44	30 23 28	Balkhila	Alaknanda	Balkhila
53	Nainital	Chada	200	998 to 932	79 20 56.6	29 26 54.6	Saur River	Dabka River	Chada
54	Nainital	Chanfi	200	1480 to 1430	79 35 31.5	29 23 10.2	Kalsa River	Gaula River	Chanfi
55	Nainital	Rokhar	200	894 to 839	79 20 56.6	29 26 54.6	Bour River	Bour River	Rokhar
56	Champawat	Koteshwar	100	977 to 944	79 51 35	29 26 53	KoteswarNala	Kali Nadi	Koteshwar
57	Champawat	Bhaisark	100	1545 to 1505	79 53 36	29 24 24	GatagarhNala	Kali Nadi	Bhaisark
58	Rudhrapyag	Ransi	2000	1410 to 1380	79 09 06	30 35 03	Madymahswar	Mandakini	Ransi
59	Rudhrapyag	Ghatuda	500	1068 to 993	79 3 6.75	30 27 58.8	Dammar Gad	Mandakini	Basti
60	Rudhrapyag	Nagraja Sami	300	1368 to 1320	79 03 16	30 30 40	Rawan Ganga	Mandakini	Nagraja Sami
61	Rudhrapyag	Unchadungi	100	1098 to 1046	79 07 2.11	30 25 37.4	Unchadungi	Mandakini	Jaykandi
62	Rudhrapyag	Mansuna	100	1280 to 1243	79 07 51	30 33 00	ShyamaniRiver	Mandakini	Mansuna
63	Rudhrapyag	Singoli	100	1353 to 1328	79 04 31	30 30 35	Rawan Ganga	Mandakini	Singoli
64	Rudhrapyag	Tulanga	100	1821 to 1735	79 01 26	30 30 50	Rawan Ganga	Mandakini	Tulanga
65	Uttarkashi	Paligad	1000	1679 to 1552	78 17 36	30 53 44	Paligad	Bhagirathi	Pali
66	Uttarkashi	Ranokigad	150	1097 to 1051	78 21 36	30 44 53	Ranokigad	Bhagirathi	Genvla
67	Uttarkashi	Varunigad	450	1259 to 1153	78 24 03	30 45 11	Varunigad	Bhagirathi	Basunga
68	Uttarkashi	Mundragad	125	995 to 945	78 22 00	30 32 49	Mundragad	Bhagirathi	Kumrada
69	Uttarkashi	Dharasugad	150	1160 to 118	78 17 54	30 40 25	Dharasugad	Bhagirathi	Hareti
70	Uttarkashi	Nigad gad	125	1570 to 1488	78 26 28.2	30 38 22.5	Nigad gad	Bhagirathi	PanchnGaon
71	Uttarkashi	Nehrigad	450	2329 to 2222	78 35 27	30 47 60	Nehrigad	Bhagirathi	Nateen
72	Uttarkashi	Nagogad	50	1447 to 1425	78 13 10	30 36 56	Nagogad	Bhagirathi	Garath
73	Uttarkashi	Bhadrasu (Kedarganga)	450	1398 to 1347	78 04 13	30 58 56	Bhadrasugad	Tons River	Ghanshali
74	Tehri	Ringaligad	500	880 to 803	78 01 34	30 30 19	Ringaligad	YamunaRiver	Sainji
75	Tehri	Chhatiyara	900	1125 to 1081	78 382419	30 31 2.94	Bal Ganga	Bhilangna	Chhatiyara
76	Tehri	Banoligad	100	1618 to 1540	78 35 7.69	30 33 35.7	Banoligad	Bhilangna	Banoli
77	Tehri	Jalkur	200	1025 to 974	78 29 30.94	30 30 23.9	Jalkurgad	Bhilangna	Bharpur
78	Tehri	Jamolna	0	Droped/Cancelled
		Total (kW)	35550

 

Improved Watermill Programme

As per the survey conducted by the UREDA, 15449 traditional watermills (Gharats) exist in working or defunct condition. UREDA is engaged in up-gradation of these traditional watermills for mechanical, electrical and electromechanical use with the financial support of MNRE. Up-gradation and production of new modern technologies specially designed for the grass root conditions of the area are being taken up in a big way so that the productivity of this important section of population gets increased and they get higher returns with lesser efforts. Upgradation of such traditional watermills can be great source of employment generation. The up-graded watermills of this hilly region are an essential and important critical source of energy in remote areas. These watermills not only provide electricity to small areas but are also used for grinding grains. Up-graded watermill produces power up to 5 KW which is sufficient for electrification of 15-20 families within the diameter of 500 meters. Small Scale Industry Department, Government of India has declared Watermill (Gharat) as Small Scale Industry and State Government has exmpted Watermill parts and products from VAT. For the upgradation of traditional watermill State Government is providing a subsidy of Rs. 6000/- per Watermill apart from the subsidy by MNRE i.e. Rs. 1.10 Lakhs for up-gradation for electrical/electromechanical output and Rs. 35,000/- for mechanical output. 

District wise Upgraded Improved Watermill Details are as under (Till August 2013) 

S.No.	District	Upgraded  Water Mill
		Electrical	Mechanical	Total
1	PAURI	59	3	62
2	Tehri	102	124	226
3	Chamoli	185	113	298
4	Uttarkashi	80	28	108
5	Rudarparyag	47	1	48
6	Dehradun	64	91	155
7	Nainital	90	21	111
8	Almora	36	6	42
9	Bageshwar	55	0	55
10	Pithoragarh	132	18	150
11	Champawat	47	39	86
	Total	897	444	1341

                 

Ultra Low Head Micro - Hydro Project (UNIDO)  

PROMOTING INNOVATIVE ENERGY SOLUTIONS WITH ULTRA LOW HEAD MICRO-HYDRO POWER TECHNOLOGY IN INDIA

Increasing access to renewable energy for productive uses in rural India

This Ultra Low Head Micro Hydro Project (ULH-MHP) will demonstrate, deploy and transfer an innovative system for the first time in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, a state that has about 8,200 km of manmade water canals and 400 small falls that are ideal for the demonstration of this turbine system.

The key areas of interventions in the first phase of the pilot project are: ·         

-Installation of the ultra-low head technology to demonstrate mini-grid systems for productive uses, ·        

-Capacity building and institutionalization in ULH-MHP sector to develop a hub, ·         

-Identification of business opportunities for replication and localization through technology transfer, and ·        

-Awareness-raising and working on market/investment opportunities to mainstream this new technology as a new sector.

The pilot installation will result in developing replicable business models from the demonstration of ULH-MHP mini-grid system in the state of Uttarakhand. Being an innovative solution to generate electricity at ultra-low head (below 3.0 m) with a discharge of 0.8-3.0 m3/s, the establishment of a favorable environment for the local technology deployment is envisaged. In this project the UNIDO is collaborating with the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, of the Government of India and the State Government of Uttarakhand to identify potential pilot project sites with strong interest and commitment to join this collaborative initiative. The financial support for this project is provided by the Government of Japan and UNIDO, with in-kind contributions by the Indian Government.    

Contact HQ:  Mark Draeck, Industrial Development Officer, Renewable and Rural Energy Unit Energy and Climate Change Branch UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization), P.O. Box 300, A-1400, Vienna, Austria E-mail: m.draeck@unido.org  

Field Office: Kashinath Vajpai, Project Execution Unit, C/o UREDA, Energy Park Campus, Industrial Area, Patel Nagar, Uttarakhand, India 248 001 E-mail:  k.vajpai@unido.org  

Nodal Agency Representative: Mr. A. K. Tyagi, CPO, UREDA, Energy Park Campus, Industrial Area, Patel Nagar, Uttarakhand, India 248 001 

CDM Benefits on Micro Hydro Projects

Uttarakhand UREDA has registered First CDM Project on 3rd December 2010 in state of Uttarakhand for carbon credits. The Project Design Document (PDD) was prepared by UREDA under Small Scale category for availing CDM benefits against the reduction in carbon emission through construction of 29 Bundled MHPs of 3.115 MW capacity in the State of Uttarakhand. These projects are located in the remote districts of Uttarakhand like Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Uttarakashi and Tehri Garhwal. This project was validated by M/s DNV AS, Bangalore after getting host country approval from Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of India.  Under this project, emission of 8668 Ton of CO2 will reduce to release in environment against the annual generation of 11.17 MU of electricity by these projects.   The executive board formed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has registered the project submitted by UREDA on 3rd December, 2010. The verification of this project by DOE is in progress. The project is registered with the following details:    Project 3853: Bundled Microhydel Projects (3.115 MW) in Uttaranchal, India  

List of Selected MHPs under CDM Project

S.No.	Name of Site	Capacity (kW)	District	Status of the Plant
1.	Ratmoli	50	Bageshwar	Constructed
2.	Sattes hwar	50	Bageshwar	Constructed
3.	Kanolgad	100	Bageshwar	Constructed
4.	Karmi-II	50	Bageshwar	Constructed
5.	Dokti	20	Bageshwar	Constructed
6.	Lamchula	50	Bageshwar	Constructed
7.	Kunwari	50	Bageshwar	Constructed
8.	Jugthana	100	Bageshwar	Constructed
9.	Lamabagar	200	Bageshwar	Constructed
10.	Wacham	250	Bageshwar	Under Construction
11.	Gogina-II	50	Bageshwar	Construction
12.	Karmi-III	50	Bageshwar	Constructed
13.	Liti-II	50	Bageshwar	Constructed
14.	Ramgad	100	Nainital	Constructed
15.	Rotan	50	Pithoragarh	Under Construction
16.	Bhikuriya Gad	500	Pithoragarh	Constructed
17.	Choting	100	Chamoli	Constructed
18.	Bank	100	Chamoli	Constructed
19.	Wan	50	Chamoli	Constructed
20.	Ghes	100	Chamoli	Constructed
21.	Sarma	100	Chamoli	Constructed
22.	Gamsali-Bampa	50	Chamoli	Constructed
23.	Niti	25	Chamoli	Constructed
24.	Istergad	200	Uttarakashi	Constructed
25.	Gangotri	100	Uttarakashi	Constructed
26.	Gangotri II	100	Uttarakashi	Constructed
27.	Taluka	20	Uttarakashi	Constructed
28.	Tarula	100	Almora	Constructed
29.	Jakhana	100	Tehri Garhwal	Constructed