More than 70% of the wind equipment are to be manufactured in India, says Singh
The Rs.12,031.33 crore Green Energy Corridor – Intra-State Transmission System Phase-II scheme, approved in Jan 2022, will be setup in seven states — Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
The project will get Central Financial Assistance (CFA) @ 33% of the project cost i.e. Rs.3,970.34 crore, R.K. Singh, Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on 29 Mar 2022.
Further, to incentivize domestic manufacturing of Renewable Energy Systems, the Government has taken a number of steps, including:
Solar Energy:
Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS) Scheme of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for High Efficiency Solar PV Modules.
Preference to ‘Make in India’ in Public Procurement in Renewable Energy Sector.
Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) under schemes such as CPSU Phase-II, PM-KUSUM, Solar Rooftop Phase-II, etc.
Imposition of Basic Customs Duty on import of solar PV cells & modules.
Discontinuation of Customs Duty Concession benefits.
Wind Energy:
The Government has put in place a system of Revised List of Models and Manufacturers, and only equipment manufactured by manufacturers in the list is allowed to be used for Wind Energy Projects.
It also mandates that Hub and Nacelle assembly and manufacturing facility shall be in India.
More than 70% of the wind equipment are to be manufactured in India, he said.
In Waste to Energy plants, incineration is used for recovery of energy from dry and combustible wastes such as municipal solid waste (MSW) having calorific value of more than 1,500kCal/kg.
Emission of pollutants arising from incineration of MSW is handled by deploying pollution control devices, Flue Gas treatment (FGT) and regulating temperature in the combustion chamber to achieve the emission limits as prescribed in Solid Waste Management Rules 2016.
Further, Online Emission Monitoring Systems are also installed in the plant which are monitored by State Pollution Control Boards (SPCB’s).
As on 28 Feb 2022, 11 plants with a total cumulative installed capacity of 132.1 MW for power generation from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) have been set up in the country. These plants have capacity of processing approximately 11,000 tons of MSW/day to generate electricity, said the Minister. fiinews.com
