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Non-conventional energy policy for Maharashtra soon: Minister
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Pune
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May 13
THE Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy, Maharashtra, is set to take serious measures to tackle the problem of the increasing gap in demand and supply of electricity in the State.
The Ministry has already tabled in the Cabinet, a Non- conventional energy policy and it is expected to be unveiled soon, Mr Vinay Kore, Minister, Non-Conventional Energy and Chairman, Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA), said here today.
Talking to presspersons on the sidelines of the State Level Energy Conservation Awards Ceremony and Seminar on Best Practices for Energy Conservation', he said the Government hopes to use 22 lakh hectares of waste land for the cultivation of jatropha. It may be noted that jatropha is a plant grown in the wild, which is being currently experimented by many corporates for producing bio-diesel.
He said acquisition of land is in process and June 2006 would see the fructification of the jatropha project. About three lakh hectares would be brought under cultivation on a yearly basis, he added.
Mr Vinay Kore said the co-operative banks have been instructed to set aside five per cent of their finances for the non-conventional energy projects. He also said that the municipalities and the zillah parishads have been asked to earmark at least 15 per cent of their development work for this sector. He said a wind energy farm is to be set up in Dhule and Nandanpur.
Mr Kore pointed out that there was a shortfall of around 4,000 MW in the State and even if the Enron and the Uran projects get underway, they would only contribute about 2,000 MW of electricity to the grid.
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