SENSITIVITY OF DIFFERENT CLEARANCES IN SHP DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

In view of increasing demand of energy and world's depleting fossil fuel reserves, which provide the major source of energy, the development of renewable energy sources is growing and receiving great importance. Small hydropower (SHP) is an important renewable energy source. There are about 5,466 sites identified for the development of Small hydropower (SHP) Projects in India, but failed to be developed speedily due to procedural delays and lack of basic data clearances, power evacuation facilities and absence of required infrastructure. According to experts, delay in getting clearance from various government, departments / agencies is posing a serious threat to investments in SHP projects. While the state governments are responsible for allotment of sites for SHP projects, the procedure takes too long in the most of states and needs to be reviewed and streamlined. SHP developers have to take several clearances related to land, environment, forest and fisheries before starting their project. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) advised state agencies to develop the mechanism for single window agreements, regulatory tariffs and other modalities to speed up the clearance process required for setting up SHP plants. Most of the SHP developers are not following time scheduling management for obtains the clearances as it has been formed that there is a time gap between clearances/ obtained. A lot of time is wasted for getting clearances and some department's takes quite long for issuing the clearances. In this study the data was collected from the SHP developers about the time taken is obtaining the respite clearances. A critical path analysis was carried out. and formed that about 50% time can be reduced by using the critical path management tacking.