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Renewable Energy in India
Renewable Energy
Indian Scenario
11th Largest Economy & 4th Largest in Purchasing Power
Potential Ahead

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Image of World Potential Renewable Energy
Power Scenario in India (Installed – 263.66 GW & Renewable Energy – 34.35 GW)

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Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (MNES)
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Ministry has launched one of world’s largest and most ambitious programs on renewable energy
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3,700 MW are powered by renewable energy sources
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Rural Electrification by 2012 for 1 lakh villages
Energy Sources – India
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57% by Coal - Mainly Central & NE India
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1/3rd from renewable energy – mainly hydropower
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Next to HEP is Natural Gas
HEP
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Energy from water
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Major Rainfall Areas: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram & west coast between Mumbai (Bombay) and Mahe
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Small HEP: Upto 25 MW – Identified Potential Sites 4096
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Renovation and modernization
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Development and up-gradation of water mills
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Industry based research and development
Largest Hydroelectricity Producer Countries
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China: 652.846 TWh
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Canada: 369.539 TWh
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Brazil: 363.304 TWh
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USA: 250.916 TWh
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Russia: 167.271 TWh
Countries with Highest Electricity Generation from HEP
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China: 1,066.1 TW·h/year
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Brazil: 411.2 TW·h/year
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Canada: 376.7 TW·h/year
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USA: 251.2 TW·h/year
Solar Energy
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B/w Tropic of Cancer & Equator, average annual temperature that ranges from 25°C – 27.5 °C
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Photovoltaic Cells – Low Energy Factor, No Moving Parts
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Mirrors or parabolic dishes – concentrate lights
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Installed capacity: 3744 MW (as of 2015)
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Capacity: Gujarat > Rajasthan > MP

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Image of Country Wise Solar
Installed Solar Power Capacity Countries
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Germany: 35.736 GW
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China: 18.528 GW
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Italy: 17.861 GW
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Japan: 13.947 GW
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USA: 12.035 GW
Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission
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Launched on 2010
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Target to deploy 20,000 MW of grid connected solar power by 2022
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Ecological Sustainable Growth
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To achieve 15 million sq. meters solar thermal collector area by 2017 & 20 million by 2022.
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To deploy 20 million solar lighting systems for rural areas by 2022
Applications
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Concentrated Solar Power
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Uses only Direct Normal Radiation fraction of solar radiation & solar heat for steam generation and finally electricity production.
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Started by JNNSM
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Solar Water Heaters
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Domestic Use

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Image of Growth of Solar In India
13 States: Solar Policy Supporting Grid MNRE Connected Rooftop Systems
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Andhra Pradesh
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Chhattisgarh
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Gujarat
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Haryana
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Karnataka
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Kerala
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Manipur
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Punjab
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Rajasthan
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Uttar Pradesh
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Tamil Kerala
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Manipur
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Punjab
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Rajasthan
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Uttar Pradesh
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Tamil Nadu
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Uttarakhand
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West Bengal
17 Solar Parks Approved – 12,759 MW

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Image of 17 Solar Parks
Wind Energy
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India next to Germany – Fastest growing market
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Wind Power Potential – AP > Gujarat > Karnataka > Kerala
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Current Installed capacity of 22645 MW
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Installed Capacity – Tamil Nadu > Maharashtra > Gujarat > Rajasthan

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Image of Country Wise Wind
Largest Wind Power Producing Countries
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China: 114,364 MW
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USA: 65,628 MW
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Germany: 39,963 MW
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Spain: 22,538 MW
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India: 22,562 MW
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UK: 12,597 MW
Biomass Energy
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Top Nations: Brazil, USA (Low Cost & Indigenous Supply)
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Includes solid biomass, biogas, liquid biofuels and municipal waste
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Most successful forms of biomass are sugarcane bagasse (agriculture), pulp and paper residues (forestry) and manure (livestock residues)
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Methods: Combustion, Gasification, Fermentation & Anaerobic digestion
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Potential Biomass Production: AP > Bihar > Gujarat > Karnataka
Biomass Energy Sources

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Tidal Power
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Tidal energy can be harnessed in two ways: tidal stream generators & barrage generation
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South Korea, China, United Kingdom
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Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Plant in 2011: 254 MW capacity is the largest tidal power installation in the world
Wave Power
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Top Nations: South Korea, Australia
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South Korea tops due to its exposed peninsula
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It is sporadic
Geothermal Energy
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Till Now only 6.5% geothermal energy is tapped
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Countries generating more than 15% electricity from geothermal sources: El Salvador, Kenya, Philippines, Iceland & Costa Rica.

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Targets 2022
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Generate 175 GW by 2022 - 18.9% of entire power consumption
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100 GW from solar power – 40 GW from rooftop solar panels
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60 GW from wind
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10 GW from biomass
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5 GW from small hydro power
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India – to Achieve 147 GW by 2020
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$160 billion needed in next 7 years (until 2022) at an average of $23 billion per year
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Goal is four times of India’s annual defense spending & over 10 times India’s annual spending on health and education.
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency
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Income tax breaks
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Accelerated depreciation
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Custom duty/duty free import concessions
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Capital/Interest subsidy
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Incentives for Detailed Project Reports (DPR) and feasibility reports
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100% income tax exemption for any continuous block of power for 10 years in the first 15 years of operations
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Accelerated 100% depreciation on specified renewable energy-based devices
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Accelerated depreciation of 80 percent in the first year of operations
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Interest rate subsidies to promote commercialization of new technology
-Manishika