UREDA Initiatives for Community-Based Hydro Power Projects
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OWNERSHIP & GOVERNANCE
• 99% OF MHPS ARE OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY EITHER VEC (VILLAGE ELECTRICITY COMMITTEE)
OR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (UREDA AND UJVNL).
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES EITHER OPERATE AND MAINTAIN ON ITS OWN OR LEASE IT TO A PRIVATE
OPERATOR. PREVIOUSLY IT WAS UTTARAKHAND GOVERNMENT'S DISCRETION TO ALLOT NEW
SHP'S EITHER TO UREDA OR UJVNL.
⚫ BUT AT PRESENT, UREDA IS THE NODAL AGENCY FOR DEVELOPING MHP'S.
UTTARAKHAND'S POLICY 2015 ON DEVELOPING MINI AND MICRO HYDRO PROJECTS UP TO 2MW
INDICATES UREDA AS THE NODAL AGENCY FOR MHP'S.
• UREDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING HYDRO PROJECTS UP TO 2MW CAPACITY. ABOVE 2MW,
IT IS UJVNL WHICH IS NODAL AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROPOWER PROJECTS.
• UJVNL HAS TRANSFERRED MANY PROJECTS WITH STATION CAPACITY LESSER THAN 2MW TO
UREDA.
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