The recommendation of the Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) to grant the Dulhasti Stage II Hydropower Project with an environmental clearance, recognizes many factors in addition to the requirements of obtaining a permit.
It shows the growing confidence by EAC in the use of renewable energy technology in India and demonstrates that EAC have performed all of the due diligence on this project in order to be successful.
Dulhasti Stage II is an example of Sustainable Development, through this Project’s method of creating new Infrastructure.
The project is able to build off of the foundations of the existing 30-MW Dulhasti Stage-II Project and expects to have considerably lower additional impacts on ecologies as compared to other hydropower projects.
It will also be providing a better efficiency in resources utilization using the most current knowledge. resource efficiency with current knowledge.
The economic benefits of this type of project are immense, in today’s environment of increasing Global Energy Security concerns and the need for countries to focus on Energy Independence away from fossil fuels.
Every megawatt of green power generated through projects like Dulhasti Stage-II adds value to India as it relates to creating sustainable jobs and building a stronger economy.
Dulhasti Stage-II hydroelectric project will be the cornerstone for providing predictable baseload electricity needs to households and businesses in the local area with 260 MW of generation.
Hydro power is one of the main components of a varied portfolio of renewable energy sources and is essential for the future of sustainable energy development.
The recommendations from the EAC were produced after an extensive EIA process which resulted in a report with several environmental impact assessments.
The operation of Stage-I for almost twenty (20) years is an example of how development and the environment can coexist safely and successfully when managed and regulated correctly.
