The Haryana Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with four independent power producers for setting up five bio-mass power projects of 51 MW capacity involving an investment of Rs. 230 crore. Senior officers said on Tuesday that out of these, two projects are likely to be commissioned soon. The annual budget of the Renewable Energy Department had increased tremendously over the years and was pegged at Rs. 42.43 crore for 2012-13, they added. Moreover, projects of one MW had been set up by Ashoka Distillery and Chemicals at Hathin and three MW by Globus Spirit at Samalakha respectively to produce electricity from distillery waste. Also, 11 projects of 24.95 MW capacity through cogeneration route had been set up in the industries for generation of power from agricultural waste. Under the Jawahar Lal Nehru National Solar Mission, eight projects of 7.8 MW capacity had already been commissioned which included seven projects of one MW each at village Nandha (district Bhiwani), Badhour (district Panchkula), Balsamand, (district Hisar), Panchaota (district Mahendergarh), Sarakpur(district Panchkula), Kumthala(district Sirsa), Nigana (district Rohtak) and 0.8 MW Project in village Silarpurmehta (district Mahendergarh), they added. Under the off-grid programme of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, solar power projects of 541.45 KW capacity had been set up in 30 private sector and government offices.