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Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy

There has been a visible impact of renewable energy in the Indian energy scenario during the last five years. Renewable energy sector landscape in India has, during the last few years, witnessed tremendous changes in the policy framework with accelerated and ambitious plans to increase the contribution of solar energy. There is a perception that renewable energy can now play a significant role, as also, there is a confidence in the technologies and capacity to do so. Enlarging the scope of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission symbolizes both, and indeed encapsulates the vision and ambition for the future.

Renewable Energy Potential

India has an estimated renewable energy potential of about 900 GW from commercially exploitable sources viz.

  • Wind – 102 GW
  • Small Hydro – 20 GW
  • Bio Energy – 25 GW
  • Solar Power – 750 GW
State wise renewable energy potential (in MW)
Sl. No.States/UTsWind PowerSmall Hydro PowerBio-EnergySolarTotal
Biomass
Power		Bagasse
Cogeneration		Waste to
Energy
1Andhra Pradesh144979785783001233844054916
2Arunachal Pradesh23613418865010236
3Assam11223921281376014330
4Bihar144223619300731120012559
5Chhattisgarh3141107236241827019951
6Goa726880912
7Gujarat3507120212213501123577072726
8Haryana9311013333502445606470
9Himachal Pradesh64239814223384036446
10Jammu & Kashmir5685143143111050118208
11Jharkhand9120990101818018580
12Karnataka13593414111314502470044015
13Kerala83770410443661108732
14Madhya Pradesh29318201364786166066853
15Maharashtra5961794188712502876432074500
16Manipur561091321063010811
17Meghalaya8223011258606185
18Mizoram1691290909261
19Nagaland161971072907513
20Orissa1384295246222578027728
21Punjab44131723004528106768
22Rajasthan505057103962142310148518
23Sikkim98267249405307
24Tamil Nadu1415266010704501511767034152
25Telangana2041020410
26Tripura473220802131
27Uttar Pradesh1260461161712501762283027593
28Uttarakhand53417082451680019071
29West Bengal2239639614862607222
30Andaman & Nicobar36580373
31Chandigarh606
32Dadra & Nagar Haveli00
33Daman & Diu404
34Delhi13120502181
35Lakshadweep00
36Puducherry12030123
37Others10227901812
Total102772197491753650002554748990896602

Renewable Energy Targets

Immediately after the Prime Minister’s inaugural address to the 1st Renewable Energy Global Investor Meet & Expo (RE-INVEST 2015) on 15th February, 2015 articulating the future of renewable as “moving from megawatt to gigawatt”, the Government quickly worked towards laying down actionable plans for the Renewable Energy sector to make a quantum jump. Many investors and stakeholders have committed their investments in the sector by taking up projects in different parts of the country. The Government has laid a strong foundation for the penetration of renewable energy in India in the coming years.

The Government has up-scaled the target of renewable energy capacity to 175 GW by the year 2022 which includes:

  • 100 GW from solar
  • 60 GW from wind
  • 10 GW from bio-power and
  • 5 GW from small hydro-power

The capacity target of 100 GW set under the National Solar Mission (JNNSM) will principally comprise of 40 GW Rooftop and 60 GW through Large and Medium Scale Grid Connected Solar Power Projects. With this ambitious target, India will become one of the largest Green Energy producers in the world, surpassing several developed countries. The target, which looked overambitious, now seems within the realms of reality with several States already witnessing silent revolution on rooftop solar power generation with the launch of net metering in the country.