Explain energy status of India and Maharashtra & What is the role of Non-Conventional energy sources in this scenario?

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• Economic growth in India depends on the power sector. The electric energy demands in the last two decades have increased at enormous space. In 1947 the total power generation was only 1360 MW. The present power generation status in India is as follows:

Type of Power	1991	9th plan	10th plan	11th plan	Total
		(1997)	(2002)	2007
Thermal	45000	28000	32000	58000	163000
Hydro	18443	8680	26000	23000	76123
Nuclear	1500	1320	2880	-	5700
Additional	-	38000	60880	81000	-
Total	64943	102943	163823	244823	244823

• Due to depleting natural resources of fuel. India is also developing non-conventional energy sources like wind, tide , biomass, geothermal & solar energy based power plants.

• Installed capacity of power generation in Maharashtra in 2005 was 10223 MW which has increased to coal and gas based capacity to 26838 MW as on 31 August 2012. Maharashtra still has 22% peak demand deficit.

• Renewable energy potential in Maharashtra is estimated to be 7852 MW. It has achieved about 32.1% of renewable energy addition. Another 535 MW. Capacity plant based on wind. Biomass, municipality , industrial waste, solar & solar PV based plants are expected to be installed by the year 2015-2016.

• To meet the gap in demand & supply of power, power production by non- conventional energy sources can play a big role.

As on Dec 2012, The installed capacity of renewable energy sources are as follows.

Wind – 184204 MW

Small hydro – 1248.6

Biomass Co- generation 2239.63

Waste to energy 96.08

Solar 1176.28

Total: 23180.99 MW

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