STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh on Wednesday called for exploring new and viable sources for energy generation in addition to harnessing the conventional hydroelectric sources.
The Deputy Chief Minister was speaking at a meeting of Management and Finance Sub-Committee of the Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC) here.
Commissioner Secretary Finance Navin Kumar Choudhary, Commissioner Secretary, PDD Dheeraj Gupta, MD, JKSPDC Shah Faesal, Executive Directors of PDC Muzaffar Lankar, Ajay Gupta, Director Perspective Planning Shahzada Bilal Ahmad and other senior officers were present in the meeting.
Calling for exploring alternative sources for generating electricity in the State, the Deputy CM said J&K should undertake a massive exercise for the same so that the reliance on the hydroelectric generation is minimised.
He said JKSPDC should also explore the option of solar power generation as it can effectively cut down the costs and other related expenditures.
The Deputy Chief Minister also asked for early completion of the new projects undertaken by the Corporation so that the generation of electric power gets augmented with the commissioning of new projects.
The meeting was told that work on the new hydroelectric projects is going on and constant monitoring is being done to ensure that these are completed in accordance with the set procedures as well as within the requisite timelines. It was also informed that an action plan for development of 15 small hydroelectric projects of capacities between 9 MW to 25MW with an aggregate capacity of 193.60 MWs has been formulated.
The meeting also discussed several including extension of time for construction of 9 MW Dah Hydroelectric Project (HEP), 9 MW Hanu, extension of time for completion of 325 Mtrs span motorable suspension bridge at village Trungal in Doda, power evacuation system of Dah and Hanu HEPs, implementation of 930 MW Kirthai-II HEP, development of solar power parks with installed capacity of 25MW and above in Jammu and Kashmir, status of PMDP projects, IPP projects, policy for corporate social responsibility and some service related issues of the corporation.
