To combat twin challenges of climate change and continuous decline in conventional energy sources, Madhya Pradesh government has devised an ambitious plan to meet the rising demand of power through renewables. IAS SR Mohanty, MP’s Principal Secretary – Renewable energy, talks about the plan to Energy Next
Q: Consequent to the Union Government giving a serious thought to nonconventional modes of energy and setting up a separate ministry with ample outlay, what has been the downstream ‘action plan’ of Madhya Pradesh?
A: Madhya Pradesh focused on the speedy exploitation of RE resources for state’s sustainable energy mix. The aim set in 2012 was to make RE contributions from the level of about 4 per cent to more than 20 per cent in capacity mix by December 2015. In order to achieve the target, MP created separate ministry for focused growth. The new policies for each renewable energy technology were floated after extensive consultations with the investors and all possible steps were being taken to accomplish the goal.
Q: What has been the rating by the Union Ministry of New & Renewable Energy to this ‘action plan’ mooted by your department?
A: All the stakeholders have taken the state commitment positively. The responses are emphatic. State has achieved solar installed capacity from meagre 2 MW on 1st April 2012 to now at 330mw, the largest capacity addition growth. State has 1,448 MW of solar Projects ongoing, with 260 MW JNNSM response, state will reach 2 GW by December 2015. Wind which now has 2774 MW projects under construction & would add 700 MW in 2014-15 and would achieve 2 GW by December 2015. The state currently has 60 hydro projects of 276 MW under construction.
Q: Has your department been constantly monitoring the functioning of the renewable energy power plants for periodical review with innovative suggestions?
A: The department is proactive in all space in not only facilitation but also towards future requirements. State has proposed 100 MW energy storage project to enable grid stability issues, largest wind repowering wind project, solar farms with epc ready for small investors etc.
Q: How effective has been the recovery of cost of services and targeted subsidies as per your ‘action plan’? As such what are your views on the commercial viability of renewable power generation?
A: The grid connected projects are found to be viable at regulated tariff.
Q: As on date, how has been the response from the private enterprises in setting up new and renewable energy plants and also the level of quality services provided by them alongside keeping the consumers’ interests? Is there any nodal agency to address these issues.
A: As mentioned the response has been emphatic. At present 294 renewable energy projects of capacity 5265 MW are under construction.
Q: What is the future course of action for the development of the renewable energy sector?
A: In wake of the renewables holding the key to future, our main objective is to provide positive facilitation to the investors so that we can accomplish our goals.
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