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| SHP
Cell |
| Small
Hydro Promotion Cell At EMC (Under Department Of Power
Govt. Of Kerala) |
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Small Hydro Promotion
Cell (SHPC)
In order to give an impetus to the development of
Small Hydro Projects in the Kerala State, Government
of Kerala has constituted a Small Hydro Promotion
Cell under the direct control of Principal Secretary
(Power), Government of Kerala. The Cell was functioning
in Energy Management Centre from October 2002.
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Sixty-one
Small hydro Projects identified by KSEB with an installed
capacity of 161MW and average annual generation of
436 Mu are given for allotment. Out of 30 Projects
advertised in the first phase 11 Numbers of SHP schemes
were allotted to CPP/IPP in year 2003-04. |
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Administration,
monitoring of progress etc. of eleven small hydropower
projects already allotted to IPPs and CPPs. |
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Consultancy
assignment for ANERT for the development of wind energy
farm at Ramakkalmedu & Pushpakandam including
the preparation of RFQ & RFP was successfully
completed which fetched an income of Rs 9.62 lakhs. |
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The
proposal mooted by SHPC for the joint development
of wind farm by KSEB & ANERT was approved &
the same may lead to an investment of Rs. 20 Crores
for a wind farm of capacity in the range of 5MW. |
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The
draft documents for the preparation of the tender
documents by KSEB for the development of the above
wind farm were prepared by SHPC. |
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Malankara
Plantations Ltd was allotted the 400kW Parappanthodu
mini hydro scheme by the Govt. under the captive category.
The allotment fee of Rs. 4 Lakhs is to be remitted
by the promoter to the Govt. along with the TEFR as
per the allotment condition. SHPC earned Rs.40, 000
by way of processing and inspection fee. |
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Revised
proposal to the Govt. by the allottee for the Attle
SHP scheme was studied and repot submitted to Govt. |
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Technical
auditing of implementation of SHP projects enabling
to frame policies for cost effective implementation. |
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The
revised guidelines for (i) the development of small
hydropower (>100kW to 25MW) and (ii) micro hydro
schemes (<100kW) were prepared and the same is
under the consideration of the Government. |
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SHPC
have now initiated a consultancy assignment for KINFRA
for the development of Wind farm under the captive
category for the requirement of power for KINFRA’s
industrial parks. |
The
second stage bidding process for 12 projects is now
in RFQ stage.
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Hydro Potential |
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Kerala
is abundant with natural waterfalls and streams. So
far only 40% hydro potential of the State has been
tapped. Power being the life blood of economic development
of any State, hydro potential available in the State
provides unique opportunity for investors to set up
hydro plants and become part of economic development
of the State. |
| Strengths
of Kerala |
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UNIDO
Regional Centre for SHP at Energy Management Centre-Kerala
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Attractive
Industrial Policy |
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Advisory
Services |
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Availability
of High Skilled Manpower |
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Single
Window for Clearance of Project |
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Project
Counselling |
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Proactive
and Investment friendly atmosphere |
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New
Labour Reforms |
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State
Electricity Regulatory Commission set up |
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Power
Reforms well on the way. |
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High
Hydro Potential to be explored. |
| Government
of Kerala’s New Initiatives on Promotion of SHPs
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As
part of Government of Kerala Policy to allow greater
participation of Private investors in setting up Small
and Mini Hydro Projects, Government of Kerala has
announced revised guidelines for allotment of Small
/ Mini Hydel to Captive Producers / Independent Power
Producers. |
| Main
Highlights of Captive Policy |
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Eligibility:
All HT/ EHT industrial consumers of K. S. E. B. with
demand load 0.5 MW and above are eligible to apply
for Hydel Captive Power Projects. |
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Capacity
Ceiling: Hydro Electric Project/Projects allotted
to a captive unit will be such that the total annual
generation potential from the project(s) will not
exceed the annual requirement of the company based
on the past three years consumption plus the capacity
addition expected to be added within the next five
years from the date of allotment. |
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Basis
of Allotment will be on competitive bidding for individual
projects. Bidder will quote his upfront premium projectwise
over a threshold premium/MW. Criteria for selection
shall be the highest premium bid rate thro’
RFQ & RFP Route. |
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BOOT
Period: 30 years from date of allotment. |
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Wheeling
Charges and T&D losses: 15% of the energy supplied
to nearest KSEB grid. |
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Water
Cess: No Water Cess will be levied by Government for
the water utilised for power generation. |
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Relief
on Demand Charges: Relief in maximum demand charges
to the extent of powergenerated by Captive Producer
into the KSEB Grid as per the existing norms. |
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Evacuation
facility and Grid Interface: Construction and Maintenance
of transmission facility up to KSEB’s Grid shall
be Developers responsibility.
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| Main
Highlights IPP Policy |
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Eligibility:
Any Individual/Company/Partnership firm/Joint Venture
is eligible for bidding as IPP for individual or group
of Projects. |
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Maximum
Capacity: for a single Project limited to 25MW |
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BOOT
Period: 30 years from date of allotment. |
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Selection
Criteria: Bidder shall submit for RFQ and RFP in prescribed
format. Proposals of short listed qualified bidders
are only considered for allotment based on lowest
bid rate for the sale of electricity for the entire
BOOT period. |
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PPA:
Successful bidder has to enter into Power Purchase
Agreement with KSEB. |
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Evacuation
facility and Grid Interface: Construction and Maintenance
of transmission facility up to KSEB’s Grid shall
be Developers responsibility. |
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Water
Cess: No Water Cess will be levied by Government for
the water utilised for generation. |
| Further
Information: |
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Government
of Kerala invites the prospective investors to contact
the Small Hydro Promotion Cell, Energy Management
Centre under Department of Power, Government of Kerala
in the following address. |
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Small Hydro Promotion Cell
Srikrishna Nagar,
Sreekaryam,
Thiruvananthapuram 695017,
Kerala, INDIA.
Fax: 91-471-2594923.
e-mail: emck@keralaenergy.gov.in
Kerala State Small Hydropower Policy 2012
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Energy
Management Centre-Kerala
ISO 14001 certified organisation
Total Consultancy for SHPs, Environmental Impact Assessment
(EIA) studies
Energy Audits & training, Energy Conservation
Projects for UNIDO. |