Punjab invites bids for ten Mini Hydel projects to generate 85 MW power
Punjab Newsline Network
Tuesday, 29 December 2009
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) invited bids from companies, promoters and developers for development of Mini Hydel Projects on Upper Bari Doab Canal System (UBDC) on Build, Operate and Own (BOO) basis, under NRSE Policy -2006 of the state government.

According to an official spokesman on Tuesday, bids have been invited for 7 Mini Hydel Plants to be set up on Sabraon Branch Canal and three projects on Main Branch upper with collective generation capacity of 84.25 MW.

The spokesman said that sites offered for Sabraon Branch Canal include Sathiali, Tugalwala, Harchowal, Sukhwal, Ladha Munda Attwal, Buttar and Ghaggar Bhana. The sites offered on Main Branch Uppar include Dhariwal, Kunjar and Aliwal.

The spokesman said that Punjab government aims to generate 200 MW Power from the Mini Hydel Sector in next financial year. He said that Punjab Government has also developed a technology to produce Power from the flow of the rivers and sought a special package of capital subsidy from Union Government for this sector.