{"id":49654,"date":"2021-08-12T06:59:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T06:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=49654"},"modified":"2021-08-12T06:59:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T06:59:45","slug":"measures-taken-to-promote-hydro-power-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/measures-taken-to-promote-hydro-power-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Measures taken to promote Hydro Power in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Government had taken several policy initiatives in the past for hydropower development in the country viz., National Electricity Policy 2005, National Tariff Policy 2016, National Rehabilitation &amp; Resettlement Policy 2007 and Right to Fair Compensation &amp; Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/category\/daily-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Subsequently, the Government has also issued measures to promote Hydro Power Sector on 8th March, 2019 under which the following provisions have been made:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Declaring Large Hydro Projects (&gt;25 MW) as Renewable Energy source.<\/li><li>Tariff rationalization measures for bringing down hydropower tariff.<\/li><li>Budgetary Support for Flood Moderation\/ Storage Hydro Electric Projects (HEPs).<\/li><li>Budgetary Support to Cost of Enabling Infrastructure i.e., roads\/bridges.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Subsequently, the Hydro Purchase Obligation (HPO) trajectory, for the period 2021-22 to 2029-30 has also been notified by the Government on 29.01.2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government had taken several policy initiatives in the past for hydropower development in the country viz., National Electricity Policy 2005, National Tariff Policy 2016, National Rehabilitation &amp; Resettlement Policy 2007 and Right to Fair Compensation &amp; Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013. 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