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JASC: Journal of Applied Science and Computations ISSN NO: 1076-5131 Renewable Energy Potential in India and Future Scope 1 S.Swathi Reddy, Assistant Professor 2Saidarao Nerella , Assistant Professor Dept. OF EEE, Dept. OF EEE, Malla Reddy Engineering College For Women Malla Reddy Engineering College For Women Hyderabad,India Hyderabad,India [email protected] [email protected] Abstract— India was the only country in the world to have Solar Loan Programme in India supported by the UNA Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Resources (MNRE), in the (UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT) has got the Energy early 1982s. Installed capacity of India is 329.5 GW, in this by Globe World award. Inside a traverse of three years over more using renewable 57.47 GW of power is generating according than 16,500 sunlight based homes have been financed through from the June 2017 data. Renewable power generating 2,000 banks. In 2009, Government of India started to dispatch, from wind is of 60%, and from solar is 20%. Large hydro power plant installed capacity is 44.45 GW according from the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission under the National February 2017 data and is undertaken separately by the Action Plan on Climate Change expects to create 1,000 MW Ministry of Power and it is not the part of MNRE. There are of energy by 2013 and up to 20,000 MW matrix based very high targets in India by 2022 in renewable sector, Such an sunlight based power, 2,000 MW of off-framework sun important and ambitious targets will make India the world’s oriented power and cover 20×106 m2 (220×106 sq ft) with leader in renewable energy usage and placed India in the centre authorities before the finish of the last period of the mission of its International Solar Alliance project, which increases the by the year 2020. Achieving these objectives will make India development of solar power worldwide more than 120 countries. as a worldwide pioneer in sun oriented power age. Since 2014 onwards MNRE made an action plans in the renewable energy sector to make a high jump and building the Annual solar-power generation strong foundation of renewable sector in India. MNRE produced 50 GW in 2016 and their plan is to produce 175 GW by the year 2022, in this 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from wind, 10 GW from Year Solar power generation (billion kwh) bio-mass and 5 GW from mini hydro power plants. The government aims to meet 40% of the cumulative electric power is 2013-14 3.35 from non fossil fuel sources by 2030. I. INTRODUCTION 2014-15 4.60 From the few years Renewable Energy in India has an 2015-16 7.45 important role in the grid connected power generation. It helps the government of India to meet its power demand very easily. 2016-17 12.09 India is having a very huge potential of renewable energy sources, if these resources are used properly most of the power demand in India can be met by these renewable energy IMPORTANT SOLAR POWER PLANTS IN INDIA sources. The government of India has a very good planning Solar Power in India is the fastest growing industry and and targets for the usage of renewable energy in future. continuing to develop the electricity with solar power projects in Tamil Nadu,Rajasthan,Gujarat and Maharashtra. Some of The other important achievements are increasing the the important solar parks in India are: technologies in the generation of power in solar, wind energy, Bio-mass energy and small hydro power plants to meet the 1. Bhadla Solar Park, Rajasthan countries power demand very easily. In this paper I am going Solar Park near Jodhpur district of Rajasthan is the largest to discuss about the potential of renewable energy sources in solar park in India, spread over a total area of 10,000 acres. India, in this regard I am discussing about the solar, wind, The park has total capacity of 2,255 MW and NTPC Bio-mass and small hydro power plants and Indian announced that it had commissioned 115 MW on 22 Feb2017. government future targets. 2. Kamuthi Solar Power Project, Tamil Nadu II. SOLAR POWER IN INDIA Kamuthi Solar Power Project is the largest single location solar power plant in the world, located at Kamuthi in Tamil India is having very huge amount of solar radiation. The first Nadu. The Kamuthi solar plant the world’s largest solar power application of solar power is water pumping and also off grid plant with a capacity of 648 MW commissioned by Adani street lightening. 14,000 sq mi region is utilized to create 750 Power. to 2000 giga watts of sun oriented power in thar desert. Solar power is increasing very rapidly year over year in India The Volume VI, Issue I, January/2019 Page No:3683 JASC: Journal of Applied Science and Computations ISSN NO: 1076-5131 3. Charanka Solar Park, Gujarat Charanka village solar park is one of the Asia’s biggest solar park, located at northern Gujarat. The site is the world’s second largest photovoltaic power station and spread across 5,384 acres of unused land 4. Sakri Solar Plant, Maharashtra Sakri Solar Power Plant is the largest solar power plant in Maharashtra, located at Dhule district in Maharashtra. The 125 MW Shivajinagar Sakri solar plant is also one of the largest of its kind solar projects in the country. 5. Welspun Solar MP Project, Madhya Pradesh Welspun Solar MP project of 151 MW is one of the largest solar power projects in India. The project will use solar energy for electricity generation and an upcoming 750MW solar power plant in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh will be largest solar plant in India. 6. Dhirubhai Ambani Solar Park, Rajasthan Dhirubhai Ambani Solar Park was constructed by Reliance Industries near Pokhran in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. The solar park is one of the largest in the Thar Desert and also biggest in the state of Rajasthan. III. WIND ENERGY IN INDIA Wind power generation capacity in India has significantly increased in recent years. From 2017 the total installed wind power capacity was 32.72 GW, mainly spread across the South, West and North regions. By the end of 2015, India had the world. The levelised tariff of wind energy became a record low of Rs 2.64 per kWh (without any direct or indirect subsidies) during auctions for wind projects in October 2017. Before that the tariff was Rs. 3.42/kWh in August 2017 in a competitive bid managed by TANGEDCO (Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation. Solar Resource Map of India Windmills on the Tirumala hills in Andhra Pradesh Volume VI, Issue I, January/2019 Page No:3684 JASC: Journal of Applied Science and Computations ISSN NO: 1076-5131 Installed Wind Power Capacity: Year wise Targets of wind Power Projects: Installed Wind Power Capacity Year Cumulative Capacity (in MW) 2005 6,270 2006 7,850 2007 9,587 2008 10,925 2009 13,064 2010 16,084 2011 18,421 2012 20,149 2013 21,264 2014 23,354 2015 26,769 2016 32,280 IV. SMALL HYDRO POWER IN INDIA State Wise Wind Power Installed Capacity: MNRE has been vested with the responsibility of developing Small Hydro Power (SHP) projects up to 25 MW station capacities. The estimated potential for power generation in the country from such plants is about 20,000 MW. Most of the potential is in Himalayan States as river-based projects and in other States on irrigation canals. The SHP programme is now essentially private investment driven. Projects are normally economically viable and private sector is showing lot of interest in investing in SHP projects. The viability of these projects improves with increase in the project capacity. The Ministry’s aim is that at least 50% of the potential in the country is harnessed in the next 10 years. An estimated potential of about 20,000 MW of small hydro power projects exists in India. MNRE has created a database of potential sites of small hydro and 6,474 potential sites with an aggregate capacity of 19,749.44 MW for projects up to 25 MW capacity have been identified. There are about 27 Equipment Manufacturers (As on 31.01.2015) of Small Hydro Power Turbine who fabricate almost the entire range and type of SHP equipment listed in MNRE. Manufacturers’ capacity is estimated at about 400 MW per year. Volume VI, Issue I, January/2019 Page No:3685 JASC: Journal of Applied Science and Computations ISSN NO: 1076-5131 V. BIO-MASS ENERGY IN INDIA List of commissioned biomass power projects up to 2016 The current availability of biomass in India is estimated at about 500 million metric tonnes per year. Studies sponsored Up to by the Ministry has estimated surplus biomass availability at 31.03.2 2012- 2013- 2014- 2015- Total about 120 – 150 million metric tonnes per annum covering State 012 13 14 15 16 (MW) agricultural and forestry residues corresponding to a potential Andhra 17.5 380.75 of about 18,000 MW. This apart, about 7000 MW additional Pradesh 363.25 power could be generated through bagasse based cogeneration Bihar 15.5 27.92 43.42 in the country’s 550 Sugar mills, if these sugar mills were to 15 15 279.9 adopt technically and economically optimal levels of Chattisgarh 249.9 10 13.4 12.4 56.3 cogeneration for extracting power from the bagasse produced Gujarat 20.5 by them. Haryana 35.8 9.5 45.3 Biomass has always been an important energy source for the country considering the benefits and promises it offers.