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Govt to ease approval norms for hydel power plants
Our Bureau
New Delhi
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Jan. 18
THE Government is planning to ease norms for hydroelectric projects that require techno-economic clearance from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to expedite approvals for hydel projects.
"At present, all hydro projects above Rs 2,500 crore need techno-economic clearance from the CEA. We will shortly notify the new ceilings below which projects would not be required to get this approval," the Power Secretary, Mr R.V. Shahi, said at a seminar on hydro power here.
The move would exempt a large number of projects that would otherwise have to get this approval, he said. This would encourage private companies to set up more hydro plants, he said, adding that all thermal projects have already been taken out of the purview of the CEA's clearance.
Mr Shahi said the Ministry has set a target of adding about 20,000 MW from hydroelectric projects during the Eleventh Plan. Of this, projects totalling 15,000 MW were certain to come through during the Eleventh Plan, while some of the remaining 5,000 MW might spill over to the Twelfth Plan period.
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