INDIAN ENERGY SCENARIO

INTRODUCTIONIndia is fortunate to have fairly rich and varied energy resources. However, these are unevenly distributed. India has been traditionally using conventional Energy resources like coal, cattle dung, electricity etc. since a long period of time. But we have also shown tremendous enthusiasm in using non-conventional resources like solar energy ,geothermal energy, tidal energy etc.

India ranks sixth in the world in total energy consumption. India has increased installed power capacity from

1,362MW to over 1,62,366MW since independence . India has electrified more than 50,000 villages. India is the Eleventh largest economy in the world , in

terms of purchasing power.

CURRENT ENERGY SCENARIO IN INDIA

AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES

The demand for energy has grown at an average of 3.6%

per annum over the past few years.This rapid increase in use of energy has created problems

of demand & supply.More than 80,000 villages are yet to be electrified.Around 44% of households do not have access to the

electricity.

IMPRESSIVE BUT NOT SUFFICIENT…

IT INDICATES THAT INDIA HAS HAD A NEGATIVE ENERGY BALANCE FOR DECADES.

Because of which, the future of Non renewable energies is becoming uncertain.

The Government of India has an ambitious mission of POWER FOR ALL BY 2012.

This mission would require that the installed generation capacity should more than 2,00,000 MW by 2012 from the present level of 1,62,366 MW

POWER FOR ALL BY 2012

Minimize Phantom Loads.Use More Energy-efficient Appliances.

 Change Your Light Bulbs.Install a Programmable Thermostat.

HOW WE CAN …….

India is the only country in the world to have an exclusive ministry for renewable energy development, The Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources(MNES).

India has pioneered in the world in many administrative actions of RE promotion such as:-

1) Electricity regulatory commission-1991 2) Mandatory environmental audits for power projects-

1992 3) Energy conservation bill-2000 4) Renewable Energy promotion bill-2005.

The Ministry is encouraging the setting up of grid-interactive power projects based on renewable energy through private investment route.

POLICIES OF INDIA FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES.

India’s geo-thermal energy installed capacity is experimental.

India has about 340 hot springs spread over the country. Of this, 62 are distributed along the north-west Himalayas, In the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Andaman and Nicobar is the only place in India where volcanic activity geo thermal energy is present.

GEO-THERMAL ENERGY

India is one of the pioneering countries in establishing hydro-electric power plants . The power plants at Darjeeling and Shimsha (Shivanasamudra) were established in 1898 abd 1902 respectively and are among the first in asia.

India is endowed with economically exploitable and viable hydro power assessed to be about 84,000 MW at 60% load factor in addition 6,780 MW in terms of installed capacity from small, mini and micro hydel schemes have been assessed. Used form of renewable energy.

India is blessed with immense amount of hydro-electric potential and ranks 5 th in terms of exploitable hydro- potential on global scenario.

HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER

India had 4.8 GW of installed electricity generation capacity using nuclear fuels.

India’s nuclear plants generated 32455 million units or 3.75% of total electricity produced in India.

India’s nuclear power plant development began in 1964 of commissioning of two boiling water reactors at Tarapur.

NUCLEAR POWER

Research & development in the field of renewable energy sources.

Promotion of renewable energy technologies.Find A viable solution for rural electrification.Take efforts to minimize the demand-supply gap, especially

as population increases.Construction of biogas units , solar thermal devices,solar

photovoltaics,cook stoves , wind energy and small hydro power units.

THE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES OF MINISTRY COVERS

Source Approximate Potential in MWs

Biomass energy 19,500Solar energy 20,000Wind energy 45,000Small hydropower 15,000OtherRE Sources 50,000

ESTIMATED POTENTIAL OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

Present installed generation capacity is approx.= 1,62,366MW.

Present installed generation capacity by RE Sources is approx. = 12,989 MW.

By 2012 required generation capacity will be approx more than 2,00,000MW.

Total estimated potential of RE is around= 1,49,500MW.

Which is more than requirement & hence…….

CONCLUSION…..

It is possible to meet all energy needs. Solution to long-term energy problems will come only

through Research , Development & Implementation in the field of renewable energy sources.

Only the government cannot do everything. However individual & co-operative efforts can do a lot. So let us all work together to execute the agenda of providing Power to All by 2013.