31 waste-to-energy
based power projects aggregating to 68.62 MW capacity
in eight States and 36 demonstration wind power projects
aggregating to 70.9 MW capacity in nine States have
been set up with Central Financial Assistance from Ministry
of New and Renewable Energy. Moreover, commercial wind
power projects of about 7844 MW capacity have been installed
in the country through private investment.
Resource Assessments are being carried
out for power generation from wind and biomass resources
in the country, including the backward and rural areas.
Wind-solar hybrid systems and biomass
gasifiers are being installed for meeting the energy
requirements in various States, including the backward
and rural areas.
The Ministry is also implementing
a programme for electrification of remote un-electrified
census villages and un-electrified hamlets of electrified
census villages through various new and renewable energy
sources including biomass resources such as crop residues
and agro-industrial wastes.
Central Financial Assistance of Rs.
10.03 crore for waste-to-power projects and Rs. 1.90
crore for demonstration wind power projects has been
provided by the Ministry to various States during the
last two years.
This information was given by
the Minister of State for New And Renewable Energy,
Shri Vilas Muttemwar, in a written reply to a question
by Shri Jai Parkash Aggarwal in the Rajya Sabha today.
Source:
Press Information Bureau Date: March 10, 2008
