Consultancy
Hydro electricity. N/A N/A
Identification of hydroelectric micro-power station projects in the framework of Franco-Indian co-operation
| Country : | India. . |
| Client : | French State |
| Start Date : | 1992 |
| Completion Date : | 1992 |
| Value of services : | 15 244€ |
| Funder : | French State |
| Associate/Partner : | N/A |
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| Description : |
India is greatly concerned with renewable energies development, in particular micro-hydro and has achieved industrial capacity in this sector. It is in this context that the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs commissioned IED and energy consultants, with a thorough knowledge of India, to define areas of co-operation between the two countries in the field of small water power stations. |
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| Description of the Actual Services Provided | IED’s role was to : * assess the main projects underway in the following sectors : mini-stations connected to the grid, micro stations part of the irrigation system, micro or pico stations in very remote areas (in the Northern States of India), * to conduct together with DNES (Department of Non conventional Energy Source) an investigative and feasibility mission in poorly electrified regions located in the northern part of Uttar Pradesh, * identify technology requirements on the Indian side for low fall turbine production. IED recommendations defined two lines of co-operation : * low fall turbines of the compact pico-type (less than 50 kW) and micro-stations (100 to 500 kW), * implementation of integrated pico-power station programmes in remote areas with an integrated approach, in bunches, to assist operation and maintenance. |