The Centre has approved nine solar power projects of 8.8 mw capacity to be set up in Haryana by independent power producers. These projects would get commissioned by September 2011, an official release said on Thursday.
While disclosing this Haryana power minister Mahender Partap Singh said Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (Hareda) had invited proposals from independent power producers for installation of solar power generation plants of 100 kilowatt to 2 mw capacities in the state under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. After state government approval, Hareda issued pre-registration certificates to 22 developers for setting up of solar power projects of 20 mw capacity, out of which nine projects had been approved by the Centre.
As part of energy conservation drive launched by the state government, 2 projects of 100 KW rooftop solar photovoltaic (SPV) had been commissioned at Omax Auto Ltd., Manesar and Dharuhera units at a cost of Rs 260 lakh each, he said. Union ministry of new renewable energy had provided a total financial assistance of Rs 150 lakh for these projects. One such project of 50 KW had also been commissioned recently at Retreat, Teri, Gawal Pahari, Gurgaon.
A small hydro project of 6 mw was commissioned at Dadupur, Yamuna Nagar in March 2010 and a small hydro plant of 2 mw commissioned at Gogripur, Karnal in September 2010, said the minister, adding that a 1 mw distillery effluents based power project had also been commissioned at Ashoka Distilleries, Hathin, in Palwal district at a cost of Rs 4 crore. Besides, 3 biomass cogeneration projects of 2.5 mw capacity were being set up at a cost of Rs 11.25 crore in private industries and were likely to be commissioned by the end of the current financial year. Biogas based power project of 200 kw was also being set up at Dera Sacha Sauda, Sirsa which was likely to be completed by March 2011.