An official spokesperson here this evening said that the Chairman, while expressing dismay over the abnormal delay to complete SHPs and non-performance of the engaged firm M/S IMP Powers Mumbai, directed the Project Director Kargil Renewable Energy Development Agency (KREDA)to blacklist the company for failing to affect the completion of projects within the stipulated period of time.
Meanwhile, stressing on the need for early completion of SHPs in Kargil in Ladakh region, Mr Ali said they could play key role to cater to the power requirements in the district especially during the winter season.
He said during winters the demand for power supply goes up due to overload over the existing power arrangement.
The Chairman stated this while reviewing the pace of progress over the Small Hydro Projects being executed by KREDA.
The spokesperson said that work on 1.5 MW SHP Sangrah, 1.5 MW SHP Biaras, 1.5 MW SHP Khandi, 1 MW SHP Chillung and other projects is in full swing while as two new projects have been identified at Umba and Barsoo Nallah under the Prime Minister’s Development Programme (PMDP).
They said that the projects at Mizat and Umba and other projects at Barsoo Nallah are in the Detailed Project Report (DPR) stage while as their prefeasibility report have been prepared and submitted to the concerned quarters.
The Chairman directed the KREDA authorities to assign surveying team to visit all the proposed projects during peak winter so that the lean discharge of the water sources could be fully and precisely recorded.
He also exhorted upon the concerned officers to persuade the local people of Sangrah to extend their full support to KREDA for making land available for laying of 11 KV T&D line a major component of the project from Sankoo to Sangrah so that SHP Sangrah could be tested and commissioned well in time.
He also fixed the target of ending November as the cut-off date for testing of this project.
The meeting was further informed that work on SHP Bearass has already been completed and the project is slated to be inaugurated in the first or second week of November this year. It was revealed that the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Government of India (GOI) is expected to commission the project.
The concerned officers informed the Chairman that SHP Chillong is slated to be commissioned by August while as SHP Khandi by the end of November next year.
Meanwhile, the Chairman suggested the need to organize exposure tours to the technical staff of KREDA associated with the SHP sites to Himachal and Uttarakhand states so to have firsthand exposure of the planning, management and execution of such projects on ground.
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