POWER GENERATION FROM WASTE AND
WIND IN KARNATAKA
A potential for generation
of about 67 MW power from urban wastes and about 6620 MW power
from wind is estimated for the State of Karnataka.
A National Programme
for recovery of energy from urban and industrial wastes is being
implemented in all the States and Union Territories of the country.
A project for generation of 1 MW power from biogas produced from
distillery wastewater was installed at M/s Ugar Sugar Works, Ugar,
Belgaum during the Ninth Five Year Plan period. As regards the
power from wind, the Government of Karnataka has allotted 109
wind power projects with a capacity of 1654 MW. During the Ninth
Five Year Plan period, wind power projects with an installed capacity
of about 63 MW were commissioned.
Rs.69.97 lakh for
waste-to-energy project and Rs.14.34 lakh for various support
activities under wind power programme were provided by the Ministry
of Non-conventional Energy Sources during the Ninth Five Year
Plan period. These funds have been utilized for the purpose for
which they were released.
This information
was given by Shri M. Kannappan, Minister of State for Non-conventional
Energy Sources, in a written reply to a question by Shri S.D.N.R.Wadiyar
in the Lok Sabha today.
