HYDRO POTENTIAL IN THE COUNTRY
HYDRO POTENTIAL IN THE COUNTRY
The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Ratle Hydro Electric Power Corporation Limited (RHPCL) and Rajasthan Urja Vikas, IT Services Limited has been signed on 03.01.2024 for purchase of power from Ratle Hydroelectric Project for a period of 40 years at a tariff to be determined by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC).
The Government of India has taken following initiatives to harness the hydro potential including the hydro pumped storage potential:
As per the reassessment study carried out by CEA during the period 2017-2023, the exploitable large hydro potential in the country is 1,33,410 MW. Further, the identified pumped storage potential is 1,76,280 MW. The State/UT-wise details are attached at Annexure-I.
CEA has concurred 24 hydroelectric schemes including PSPs with an aggregate installed capacity of 15,569 MW during the last ten years. Further, 17 hydroelectric projects aggregating to 11,376 MW and 38 PSPs aggregating to 55,330 MW are under Survey & Investigation (S&I) for preparation of DPR. The State/UT-wise details are attached at Annexure-II.
ANNEXURE-I
State/UT-wise details of Hydro Potential including Pumped Storage Potential
(Installed capacity – above 25 MW)
As on 30.06.2024
CONVENTIONAL
PUMPED STORAGE
Region/ State/ UT
Exploitable Potential (MW)
Exploitable Potential*(MW)
NORTHERN
Jammu & Kashmir
12264
Ladakh
707
Himachal Pradesh
18305
7260
Punjab
1301
Haryana
Rajasthan
411
9200
Uttarakhand
13481
1000
Uttar Pradesh
502
13440
Sub Total (NR)
46971
30900
WESTERN
Madhya Pradesh
2819
8560
Chhattisgarh
1311
8925
Gujarat
550
6140
Maharashtra
3144
42955
Goa
Sub Total (WR)
7824
66580
SOUTHERN
Andhra Pradesh
2596
26420
Telangana
1302
8755
Karnataka
4414
7600
Kerala
2473
1200
Tamil Nadu
1785
16500
Sub Total (SR)
12570
60475
EASTERN
Jharkhand
300
1500
Bihar
130
Odisha
2825
4795
West Bengal
809
5500
Sikkim
6051
Sub Total (ER)
10115
11795
NORTH EASTERN
Meghalaya
2026
Tripura
Manipur
615
Assam
643
320
Nagaland
325
Arunachal Pradesh
50394
660
Mizoram
1927
5550
Sub Total (NER)
55930
6530
ALL INDIA
133410
176280
* Exploitable Potential is subject to change due to addition/deletion of project and change in Installed capacity of Projects.
ANNEXURE-II
State/UT-wise number of Hydro Schemes including Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) concurred by CEA during last ten years along with number of Projects under Survey & Investigation (S&I) for preparation of DPR
Sl. No.
State/ UT
Number of Hydro Electric Schemes including PSPs concurred by CEA during last ten years
Number of Hydro Projects under S&I for preparation of DPR
Nos. of PSPs under S&I for preparation of DPR
1
Andhra Pradesh
2
–
16
2
Arunachal Pradesh
5
8
–
3
Assam
1
–
–
4
Himachal Pradesh
5
4
–
5
Jammu & Kashmir
6
1
–
6
Manipur
1
–
–
7
Meghalaya
2
1
–
8
West Bengal
1
1
–
9
Odisha
1
–
–
10
Uttarakhand
–
1
–
11
Kerala
–
1
–
12
Rajasthan
–
–
3
13
Uttar Pradesh
–
–
4
14
Madhya Pradesh
–
–
2
15
Maharashtra
–
–
10
16
Karnataka
–
–
3
Total
24
17
38
This information was given by the Minister of State for Power, Shri Shripad Naik, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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- Declaring large hydropower projects (capacity above 25 MW) as renewable energy source.
- Hydro Purchase Obligation (HPO) as a separate entity within Non-solar Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO).
- Tariff rationalization measures for bringing down hydropower tariff.
- Budgetary support for Flood Moderation/Storage hydroelectric projects.
- Budgetary support towards cost of enabling infrastructure, i.e. roads/bridges.
- Guidelines to promote development of Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) in the country was issued on 10th April, 2023.
- Waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges for hydroelectric projects and PSPs.
- Reduction of timeline by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for concurrence of Detailed Project Report (DPR).