| About the training
programme
The training programme titled 'Training
programme on micro-and mini-hydropower scheme development
in the Indian subcontinent' was conducted at the IIT
Roorkee, India, during 16-17 October 2008. The programme was
attended by senior executives and officials of small hydropower
developers from India and Nepal, including various state nodal
agencies responsible for the development of renewable energy
systems. The training was delivered by experts from the AHEC
(Alternate Hydro Energy Centre), IIT Roorkee, TERI, Dulas
Ltd, and Studio Frosio. Dr N P Singh, Advisor, MNRE (Ministry
of New and Renewable Energy), Government of India, was the
chief guest for this programme. He presented an overview of
Small Hydropower Project (SHP) development in India and the
initiatives and support of the government for the development
of renewable energy systems in the country. Mr Jonathan Cox
from Dulas Ltd introduced the SHAPES project and objectives
of Work Package 6. Mr Shirish Garud from TERI outlined the
findings of the research work carried out in India, Nepal,
and Sri Lanka, and the aim of the training programme.
The participants also visited the real time
SHP simulator developed by AHEC in their laboratory. After
the training programme, a discussion with the participants
was held to obtain their views and ideas about the topics
and presentation material covered in the programme. An issue
that emerged from this discussion was that 'run of river schemes'
and 'canal fall based schemes' are quite different and require
different technologies and procedures for development.
Based on the training program and
the feedback from the participants a 'Guide on Small Hydropower
development in developing countries' has been prepared. This
guide contains 10 sections dealing with the technical as well
as non-technical factors related to small hydropower projects.
A list of these sections and the topic of the section is given
below. Each section of the guide can be downloaded separately.
- Forward
and Introduction
- Civil
Works - Specification and Best Practice
- Electro-Mechanical
Equipment - Selection, Best Practice and use of Checklists
- Low
Head and Canal Based SHP - Options for Equipment, Specification
and Arrangement
- Control
and Protection of SHP and MHP plant
- Grid
Connection equipment and technology - Best Practice and
Philosophy
- Operation,
Maintenance, Planning and Management of SHP and MHP plant
- an Indian perspective
- Remote
monitoring possibilities and O&M incentives - a European
perspective
- Regulatory,
Financial and Social - Challenges and Solutions - the Indian
context
- Standards,
Procedures and Policies for Grid Connection
The guide is based upon the course material developed for
a training programme held at Alternate Hydro Energy Centre
(AHEC) at IIT Roorkee for investors, developers and government
officials primarily in India. The course material itself
was based on field based research and survey work in India,
Nepal and Sri Lanka. This document is published as an activity
of the SHAPES programme - EC contract TREN/07//FP6EN/S07.74894/038539.
For further details, please
contact
Mr William A Gracias
Research Associate
Mr Alok Kumar Jindal
Research Associate
Renewable Energy Technology Applications
Energy - Environment Technology Development Division
The Energy & Resources Institute
Darbari Seth Block, IHC, Lodhi Road
New Delhi, India
Tel. no. +91 - 11 - 2468 2100, 41504900
Fax no. +91 - 11 - 2468 2144, 2468 2145
e-mail: william@teri.res.in
akjindal@teri.res.in
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