Small Hydro Power in India: Is it a sustainable business?

Khan, Rakhshanda

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.11.063

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“…Renewable sources were estimated to contribute to 70 TWh of electricity in 2015. Currently, most of the renewable electricity generation is from wind energy (e.g., [15][16][17][18]) and small hydropower plants (e.g., [19,20]). India is also keen on developing its renewable sources (e.g., [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]).…”

Section: Electricity Generation In Indiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Electricity Generation in India: Present State, Future Outlook and Policy Implications

2019

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India is one of the fastest developing countries in the world. To sustain this growth, energy and electricity demands will increase. In 2015, of the 1337 TWh produced, 916 TWh were from fossil fuels. We prepared several models of electricity demand from 2015 to 2030, based on publicly available datasets and trends. Models were tested on data from previous years and adjusted accordingly. From several scenarios, we decided to introduce two possibilities, i.e., a scenario using high energy savings in all sectors, and a scenario counting on a high industrial growth not supported by an equal increase of electricity savings. For both cases we prepared models for extreme situations: (1) where coal- and lignite-based power plants are preferred after slow-down of a renewable energy boom, and (2) with high utilization of renewable energy supported by natural gas and nuclear energy. With GDP and population increasing at the same rate as in previous years, the unambiguous result in all scenarios is a 2 to 3-fold increase of the electricity demand by 2030. On the electricity production side, all scenarios stress the role of coal, renewables and nuclear sources. Both energy and climate policies should be prepared for such a development in advance.

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Section: Electricity Generation In Indiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Electricity Generation in India: Present State, Future Outlook and Policy Implications

2019

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“…States with rich hydro resources can produce affordable electricity and ensure timely supply of green electricity for industrial development. Khan (2015) points out that most of the SHP projects are economically viable and the viability depends on many factors like site conditions, size of the SHP project, evacuation and transmission facilities, grid connectivity, and initial capital expenditure. However, long gestation periods and high interest rates prolong the payback period-which is true for other renewable projects too.…”

Section: Small Hydromentioning

confidence: 99%

Progress of renewable energy in India

Kar¹,

Gopakumar²

2015

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Energy holds key to economic growth and prosperity of India. Currently, India has very highenergy import dependence, especially in the case of crude oil (80%) and natural gas (40%). Even coal import has been increasing over the years. Considering India"s population growth, emphasis on manufacturing, production, and service industry, energy consumption is bound to increase. More fossil energy consumption means greater dependence on energy import leading to widening trade deficit and current account deficit. Therefore, exploitation of indigenous renewable energy production is necessary. The paper reviews the progress and growth of renewable energy production, distribution, and consumption in India. The paper highlights some of the enablers of renewable energy in India. The authors discuss the opportunities and challenges of increasing share of renewable energy to reduce energy import and address issues of energy security in India. The findings suggest that India is ready for a quantum leap in renewable production by 2022.

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“…It is more concentrated in comparison to wind or solar power resources and is characterized by high adjustability to power demand. However, the recent research has questioned the eco-friendliness and sustainability of SHP [12][13][14][15].…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Previous research related to SHP in India can be grouped into 6 major areas: promotional strategy and Policy [22][23][24][25], installed capacity and potential [26,27], technology [28,29], optimization of plant [30], sustainability and environment impact [12][13][14][15] and social aspect [16,31]. The objective of this study is to comprehensively review the current status of small hydro power development in India and develop scenarios of growth.…”

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confidence: 99%