ACHIEVEMENTS OF OREDA UPTO 30.11.2008

1. National Biogas Manure Management Programme (NBMMP).

• Total No. of Biogas plants constructed up to 2007-08 : 2,05,381.
• A total number of 4000 family type biogas plants, 5 Nos. CMC/Refresher training course and 200 Nos. User’s courses have been allocated to the state for the year 2008-09. Training programmes and construction of Biogas plants under progress.

2. Solar Photovoltaic Programme.

• The SPV programme of MNRE for the year 2007-08 continued up to  31.10.2008.
• Supply and installation of 441 Nos. of SPV Home Light Systems and 159 Nos. SPV Street Light Systems  have been made under the programme.
• Total achievement under the programme are as follows.

SPV Home Light Systems  : 5121 Nos.
SPV Street Light Systems  : 5471 Nos.
SPV Power Plants             : 26/74.516 KWp.
Solar Lanterns                 : 9603 Nos.

• Electrification of two remote villages namely, Udal and Tentulikhol in Kishorenagar block of Angul district have been completed by OREDA with installation of SPV LED Home Lighting Systems and Street Lighting Systems. The electrification works have been inaugurated by Hon’ble Minister Planning & Co-ordination and Science & Technology and Hon’ble Minister School and Mass Education on 9.7.2008.
• Proposal for electrification of Gunupur High School in Thuamul Rampur block of Kalahandi district with power supply through SPV Power Plant has been submitted to S & T Dept.

3. Remote Village Electrification Programe.

• Number of projects sanctioned by MNRE under RVEP-2006-07 : 197 (Gajapati-45, Keonjhar-22, Sundargarh-60, Kalahandi-70)
• Number of villages electrified : 77 (Gajapati-44, Keonjhar-15, Sundargarh-10 and Kalahandi-8).
• Electrification of the balance villages in Kalahandi and Sundargarh districts are under progress.
• Survey of 246 unelectrified villages certified by REC Ltd. for electrification under RVEP and preparation of DPRs are in progress.

5. Village Energy Security Programme (VESP).

• Number of VESP Projects sanctioned by MNRE, Govt. of India – 12.
• Installation and commissioning of Biomass Gasifier power generating systems in 10 VESP projects have been completed and power supply to the villagers effected. Other components of the projects are in completion stage.
• The test projects at Lundurupadar in Ganjam and Kandhal in Cuttack districts are in progress.

6. Research and Development Programme.

• A joint research project by OREDA and OUAT on operation of the stationary engine on straight vegetable oil have been taken up.
• A proposal for development of a tunnel dryer specific to drying of Kendu leaves, ginger, vegetables and other forest produce etc. have been submitted to S & T Dept. against the current year’s budget provision .

7. Wind Power Generation Programme

• Project proposal for installation of 2 MW demonstration wind project at Panchpatmali Bauxite Mines of NALCO, Damanjodi has been submitted to MNRE, Govt. of India.
•  The power purchase agreement has been prepared and sent to NALCO for acceptance.
• The officials of OREDA were deputed to the site at Damanjodi, NALCO for demarcation of the proposed site. The same has been done and the contour drawing has been submitted to NALCO for allocation of proposed land in favour of OREDA.
• C-WET, Govt. of India has been requested to prepare the micro-siting report and DPR for the PPL Project.
• C-WET, Govt. of India have been requested to take up wind resource assessment in Sambalpur, Ganjam and Keonjhar districts. The officials of C-WET have visited the site.

8. 110 KW Sunei Mini Hydel Project (MHP).

• The project was commissioned and put to operation on 1st August 2007 and feeding power to the grid since then.
• The project has generated more than 80,000 units of power since commissioning.
• Agreement has been signed with GRIDCO for sale of power from the project.
• The tariff for the purchase of power from the project has been submitted to OERC by GRIDCO for vetting.

9. Bio-fuels    

• The resolution on policy guidelines for raising energy plantations and bio-diesel production has been issued vide letter No.5345 dated 23.8.2007 of Science & Technology Department, Govt. of Orissa. The Gazette Notification of the policy guidelines has been made.
• OREDA is nominated by Govt. of Orissa as the State Nodal Agency for bio-diesel development in the state and function as the single window for promotion and facilitation of all such projects.
• The Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Land Resources, Govt. of India have sanctioned financial assistance of Rs.4.00 crores for raising Jatropha nursery in the State of Orissa through OFDC Ltd., Bhubaneswar. Out of the above financial assistance the State Govt. have decided to place Rs.2.00 crores with OREDA for raising Jatropha nurseries. An amount of Rs.1.98 crores have been sanctioned by the M.D., OFDC Ltd. and released Rs.98.00 lakhs.
•  The total physical target has been fixed as 66 lakhs seedlings.
•  Besides the above, Govt. in S&T Department have sanctioned and released Rs.2.00 crores during 2007-08 for raising Jatropha plantation for production of bio-fuel in 8 KBK districts.
• Plantation of 1,00,377 Nos. Jatropha Curcus in Rayagada district, 81200 Nos. in Ganjam district and 1,48,400 Nos. in Kalahandi district have been verified and seedling cost has been released.
• The action plan under the programme for the year 2008-09 is enclosed herewith.
• Physical and Financial Achievement as on November, 2008. 

Plantation Activities under Progress: 

10. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)

• For management of MSW in all 103 ULBs of the State, OREDA already prepared the model DPRs and finalized the vendors for different collection and transportation equipments.
• DPR for Solid Waste Management in Puri and Bhubaneswar Municipalities as per the JNNURM norms have  been prepared through M/s Center for Environment Education (CEE) Ahmedabad and submitted to H&UD Dept., Govt. of Orissa.

11. Biomass Power Generation

12. Seminars and Symposia.

13. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

14. ISO CERTIFICATION