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REMOTE VILLAGE / HAMLET ELECTRIFICATION - 2001-2003





Solar Photovoltaic Programmes | Remote Village / Hamlet Electrification Programmes

During 2001-02, ANERT initiated a new project to electrify all the remote SC/ST colonies in the forest area, which are away from the conventional electricity lines.

In various phases, this project brought light to about 6000 families of 129 colonies all over Kerala. The total outlay of the project was Rs.847.5 lakhs. MNRE provided a financial assistance of Rs.408.7 lakhs and the balance Rs.438.7 lakhs was the State Government share.

In the first phase, eleven Stand-alone Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants with a total installed capacity of 40.04 kW were established. 

In the second phase, 173 remote colonies were selected. 5450 Solar Home Lighting Systems with an installed capacity of 202 kW provided light to about 5400 homes. 100 Street lighting systems were also installed in these villages.

An important feature of this program is that these systems are maintained by the companies for 5 years. To ensure local participation, Beneficiary Committees have been created with all beneficiaries as members under the local Panchayat President. These members also contribute a certain amount every monlth towards cost for replacement of spares & batery after the warranty period is over.

Solar TV, solar pumping systems and solar stills have also been provided to a few colonies to meet their additional demands.

A report on the project was brought out. Click here to view the report.

 

 

 

 

Sl. No. Name of district No. of HLS installed No. of power plants installed No. of beneficiary families
1. Thiruvananthapuram 390 Nil 390
2. Kollam 2424 Nil 2424
3. Pathananmthitta 197 1 242
4. Idukki 1860 4 2029
5. Ernakulam 85 Nil 85
6. Thrissur 46 2 129
7. Palakkad 264 2 332
8. Malappuram Nil 2 71
9. Kannur 109 Nil 109
10. Kasaragod 75 Nil 75
  TOTAL 5450 11 5886

 

The details of the 11 off-grid solar power plants installed are as follows:

Sl. No. Name of colony No. of families Capacity of power plant (kWp) Grama Panchayat District
1. Kokkathode 45 4.48 Aruvappulam Pathanamthitta
2. Plamalakkudy 33 3.36 Adimali Idukki
3. Chambakkad 68 5.6 Marayoor Idukki
4. Mavalakudi 20 2.52 Marayoor Idukki
5. Kozhiyilakkudy 48 4.2 Munnar Idukki
6. Vechumaram 33 3.36 Athirappally Thrissur
7. Anapandam 50 4.48 Mattathoor Thrissur
8. Moolaganga 36 3.64 Sholayoor Palakkad
9. Vellakkulam 32 3.36 Sholayoor Palakkad
10. Mundakkadavu 30 3.08 Karulayi Malappuram
11. Nedumkayam 41 3.92 Karulayi Malappuram
  TOTAL 436 40.04