The Hindu Business Line : Policy on non-conventional energy soon

Mangalore, Sept. 23 The Karnataka Government is planning to come out with a policy on non-conventional energy, according to the Karnataka Power Minister, Mr K.S. Eswarappa.

Addressing presspersons here on Tuesday, he said that the Government is planning to come out with a policy on the production and utilisation of non-conventional energy.

The State has the capacity to produce around 18,000 MW of power from the non-conventional energy sources. Of this, only 900 MW is being produced now.

Though the Government had given permission for producing 9,000 MW through non-conventional sources, many of them could not take off because of various factors.

“Considering all these facts in mind, the Government is planning to formulate a policy on the production and utilisation of non-conventional energy,” he said. On the current power situation in Karnataka, the Minister said that there is a demand of around 10,500 MW of power in the State. As against this, the State is now getting 7,500 MW.

3-phased plan

With a view to achieving self-sufficiency in power production and consumption, the Government has chalked out a three-phased plan.

To meet immediate needs of the State the Government purchased power from various sources in the first phase.

In the second phase, the Government has decided to complete all the ongoing power projects in the State.

In the third phase, the Government is establishing power projects in various parts of the State and in Chhattisgarh to meet the needs of the State for the next 10 years. There is an increase of around 20 per cent, every year, in the demand for power in the State.

Karnataka will achieve self-sufficiency in power production in the next two-and-half years, Mr Eswarappa said.

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