Renewble Energy

GRID CONNECTED R.E. POTENTIAL IN INDIA

RENEWABLE ENERGY IN INDIA – THE EVOLVING FRAMEWORK –
Sr. No. Source / Systems

MNRE ESTIMATE
Estimated Potential (MW) 16,881 45,195 15,000 5,000 2,700 84,776
(Source: MNRE Annual Report, 2007-08)

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01. Bio-Power (Agro residues & plantations) Wind Power Small Hydro Power (upto 25 MW) Waste to Energy (Urban & Industrial) Solar Power Total (in MW)

G M PILLAI DIRECTOR GENERAL WORLD INSTITUTE OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, PUNE

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GRID CONNECTED R.E. POTENTIAL IN INDIA
ESTIMATE BY WISE
Source Wind Small Hydro Bagasse Biomass Large Hydro (existing & future) Large Hydro in Bhutan Waste to Energy *Solar CSP based Power Generation Solar PV / CPV based power generation Geothermal Total Capacity (MW) 100000 15000 5000 16881 100000 16000 5000 200000 200000 10000 6,62,881 Assumed PLF 25 45 60 60 60 60 60 35 20 80 Annual Energy Generation in billion kWh 219.0 46.0 26.3 88.72 525.6 84.1 26.28 613.2 350.4 70.1 2049.70

CUMULATIVE ACHIEVEMENT AS ON 31.01.2009
1. GRID CONNECTED R.E. POWER
Sr. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Sources / Systems Biomass Power (Agro residues) Wind Power Small Hydro Power (up to 25 MW) Cogeneration-bagasse Waste to Energy Solar Power Total 1,476.74 MW Achievement during 2008-09 (upto 31.01.2009) 77.50 MW 998.85 MW 163.83 MW 232.90 MW 3.66 MW Cumulative Achievement 683.30 MW 9755.85 MW 2344.67 MW 1033.73 MW 58.91 MW 2.12 MW 13,878.58 MW
(Source: MNRE)

Current achievement in terms of installed capacity is 2.09% of the potential estimated by WISE.

Note: Resource potential of other RE sources including offshore, wind, wave, tidal, biogas-based power not considered *India has a total desert area of 208110 sq.km.

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GLOBAL R.E. STATUS: SELECTED INDICATORS

2. OFF-GRID / DISTRIBUTED POWER
Sr. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Sources / Systems Biomass Power / Co-gen.(non-bagasse)...