Govt mulling to introduce hydro tradable certificates

As per an article in Economic Times (refer), government is using an accelerated approach towards promotion of India’s hydro power assets. A recent progress on this pertains to introduction of tradable hydro certificates (on the lines of RECs). Demand for these tradable hydro certificates will be generated from a separate hydro power purchase obligation, a concept note on which has already been circulated among various stakeholders. A relevant amendment to Electricity Act,on the issue, is also likely to be tabled.

In India, hydro power has huge installed capacity in northern and north-eastern states. This unequal distribution can be fixed by making states procure a certain fixed quantum of hydro power.

India has 144320 MW of potential out of which only 40,000 MW has been commissioned.

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