{"id":2679,"date":"2010-11-26T16:14:49","date_gmt":"2010-11-26T10:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenworldinvestor.com\/?p=2679"},"modified":"2010-11-26T16:14:49","modified_gmt":"2010-11-26T10:44:49","slug":"renewable-energy-in-india-pastpresent-and-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/2010\/11\/26\/renewable-energy-in-india-pastpresent-and-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Renewable Energy in India – Past,Present and Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

Renewable Energy in India is growing at a rapid pace increasing its share of the total capacity from 2% in 2003 to around 10% in 2010<\/strong>.However the share of electricity generation is still quite low at 3% due to the lower capacity load factors of Green Energy Sources compared to Fossil Fuel Sources.The Total Installed Capacity of Renewable Energy in India is around 16 GW with Wind Energy taking the Lion’s share at almost 70% followed by Small Hydro at 15% and Biomass Energy at 12%.Solar Energy in India till now has a capacity of just 6 MW which is estimated to grow to 22 GW by 2022 making Solar Energy one of the Biggest Growth Opportunities in the Field of Indian Energy.<\/a><\/p>\n

Renewable Energy Capacity in India<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1) Wind power <\/strong>has seen a phenomenal growth of\u00a0 around 33% CAGR in the last 5 years and the total capacity at end of 2009 was 10,892 MW with most of the capacity installed in the state of Tamil Nadu which is the largest state in terms of Alternative Energy<\/a> Capacity in India
\n2) Small hydro power <\/strong>Plants of less than 25 MW size are the second largest Green Energy Source in India though with a slow growth rate of around 9% CAGR and has around 2520 MW of Capacity
\n3) Biomass Energy<\/strong> has been showing a sharp growth of 27% CAGR in recent years and almost 2.1 GW of Biomass Energy Capacity has been installed.<\/p>\n

Supply Demand Picture of Electricity –\u00a0 Huge Deficit with Areas of Prolonged Blackouts<\/strong><\/p>\n

India is a Electricity Deficient Country with an estimated 15% deficient in supply during peak demand.According to CEA,India had a peak demand of around 116 MW in Apri-Dec 2009 with 101 GW of Supply resulting in a 12.5% Demand Deficit.The Fast Growing Economy has resulted in even higher demand for power which has not been met by increased demand<\/p>\n

Total Installed Capacity By Energy Source<\/strong><\/h3>\n

India’s Electricity comes mostly from Coal and Hydro Based Energy.Almost 50% of Energy Requirements and 53% of the Electricity is generated from Coal.Despite Coal being the the Dirtiest Form of Energy,India has got little choice in the matter.Most of India’s upcoming Electricity Plants are based on Coal.Hydro Energy is generated mostly from India’s Northern Himalayan States.State Run Companies NHPC and SJVN are responsible for most of the Hydro Capacity.Some private players like the JP Group are also entering the picture.India’s Nuclear Energy Capacity is quite low,however the recent India USA Nuclear Deal should improve that with India planning around 2 GW of Nuclear Capacity addition per year.Renewable Energy forms only 7.7% of the Capacity with around 11 GW of the 16 GW from Wind Energy.
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Source<\/strong><\/td>\nCapacity (in MW)<\/strong><\/td>\nPercentage<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Thermal<\/strong><\/td>\n106517<\/strong><\/td>\n64.6%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coal<\/td>\n87,943<\/td>\n53.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gas<\/td>\n17,374<\/td>\n10.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oil<\/td>\n1,199<\/td>\n0.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hydro<\/strong><\/td>\n37,328<\/td>\n24.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nuclear<\/strong><\/td>\n4,560<\/td>\n2.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RES<\/strong><\/td>\n16,429<\/td>\n7.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n1,64,835<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Source – Indian Ministry of Power<\/em><\/p>\n

Renewable Energy Incentives,Subsidies and Regulations<\/strong><\/p>\n

India like other countries has enacted a number of measures to promote Renewable Energy in India.There are a number of ministries which are involved in the process of regulation and providing subsidies to the Green Energy Sector in India.Here is a list of various Incentives provided to the Alternative Energy in India.<\/p>\n

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    1. Tax incentives –<\/strong> Indian renewable energy companies are entitled to take 80.0% accelerated depreciation on assets employed in renewable energy power generation and benefit from a 10-year tax holiday.<\/li>\n
    2. Generation Based Incentives (GBI)<\/strong> –\u00a0 The Federal Government gives an\u00a0 incentive of 50 paisa per unit of wind power supplied to the grid by independent wind power producers. The incentive is limited to wind farms with a maximum aggregate installed capacity of 4,000 MW.This is over and above the state fixed electricity tariffs for Wind Energy Generation.<\/li>\n
    3. Preferential Tariffs<\/strong> –\u00a0 State electricity regulatory commissions (SERCS) are encouraged to set preferential tariffs for power produced from renewable energy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

      Tariffs for FY2010 for certain key locations and technologies:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Biomass Energy<\/strong><\/p>\n

      State\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Technology\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Tariff (Rs.\/kWh)<\/p>\n

      Andhra Pradesh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Biomass\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4.15<\/p>\n

      Gujarat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cogeneration\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5.17<\/p>\n

      Madhya Pradesh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Biomass\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3.93<\/p>\n

      Wind Energy
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      Wind Zone\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tariff (Rs.\/kWh)<\/p>\n