Windows of opportunity: IREDA and the role of renewable energy in India

✍ Scribed by V. Bakthavatsalam

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 873 KB
• Volume: 2
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1471-0846
• DOI: 10.1016/s1471-0846(01)80042-1

✦ Synopsis

1REDA and the role of renewable energy in lndia T he fifty-three years since India's independence have seen an expansion in the total energy use in the country with a shift from non-commercial to commercial sources. The use of commercial energy has increased ten fold over this period. Especially in the last 10 years where India has witnessed relatively faster growth in the economy (6.4% GDP growth for 1999-2000) and subsequent energy demand. Nevertheless, per capita energy use in India (400 kWh/year) remains very low and growth in the future 12 will reqnire a large increase in commercial energy. India today has an installed capacity of about 100,000 Mw, which is largely dominated by thermal and large hydro plants. Renewable energy is set to play an increasing role in satisfying the growing energy demand in India.