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6.27 Encouragement to Non-Conventional Energy Sources
National Report (Vol.-II)
Study on ‘Impact of Restructuring of SEBs’
6.27.1 At present, the installed capacity and total generation from RES come to only
6190.86 MW and 6180.84 GWh respectively. These represent only 5 per cent
and 1 per cent respectively of the corresponding all India grand totals from all
the sources of electrical energy.
6.27.2 Use of conventional energy for heating purpose, etc., in industrial and
commercial complex and large residential blocks could be discouraged by
making solar heating systems mandatory by providing appropriate tax
incentives and other benefits.
6.27.3 In line with the EA, 2003 and NEP, State Governments and restructured
companies should endeavour to give its rightful place to RES generation and
ensure that the objectives of the EA, 2003 and the NEP are fulfilled by
specifying targets and providing the required encouragement, in consultation
with the FOR. Policies of State Governments, which are coming in the way of
harnessing full potential of renewal energy, should be reviewed with the
intervention of MoP and MNES.
6.28 Rural Electrification
6.28.3 In order to accelerate the Rural Electrification Programme, the following
recommendations are made:
(a) Where it is not feasible to extend the conventional grid due to remoteness
of villages, focus may be on non-conventional sources of energy by
planning and developing a loop of local areas (cluster).
(b) The recent initiative of franchisee models should be pursued vigorously.
The example of West Bengal to promote decentralised management of
distribution systems with the involvement of the local population could be
replicated by other States.
(c) Restructured Utilities should accord high priority for rural electrification
in their Business Plans and in the proposed MOAs/Annual Performance
Targets, which should be closely monitored by their respective States.
(d) 11 kV feeders should be erected separately for rural domestic and
agricultural supplies, which will facilitate better load management and
improved recovery as was accomplished in Gujarat. The practice of
Andhra Pradesh in providing single-phase transformers for domestic and
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