INSTALLATION OF WIND-MILLS IN M.P.
RAJYA SABHA
A modified programme
on deployment of small wind energy systems such as water pumping
wind-mills and small aerogenerator systems was launched by the
Ministry during 1993-94. Water pumping wind-mills can be installed
for drinking water supply, micro irrigation and demonstration
purposes. The programme is implemented in Madhya Pradesh by the
Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam, the nodal agency for renewable
energy in the state. No water pumping wind-mill has been installed
so far under this programme in Madhya Pradesh for irrigation.
However, a wind-mill has been installed at Jivaji Vishwavidhyalaya,
Gwalior and threee more are under installation at Indore, Bhopal
and Jabalpur for demonstration purposes.
During 2003-04 it
is proposed to install 150 water pumping wind-mills in the country.
Targets are allocated to the states against proposals received
from them. The MPUVN does not propose to install any windmill
in the state this year for irrigation purpose.
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 P.K.Maheshwari
in Rajya Sabha today.
