SCRS Proceedings of International Conference of Undergraduate Students
Power Generation in India: Present Scenario, Future Outlook and Policy Implementations
Authors: Siddharth Yadav, Vishal Yadav and ManMahendra Singh Daksh
Publishing Date: 16-01-2023
ISBN: 978-81-95502-01-1
Abstract
India is one of the fastest growing nations within the global. To sustain this growth, power and power demands will increase. In this article, the present state and perspectives of using various energy sources in India for electric power generation are discussed as well as the main tools for promoting their development and utilization are highlighted. Indian power generation sector is the most expanded one in the world. Sources for power generation range from commercial ones such as coal, lignite, natural gas, oil, hydro and nuclear power to other important nonconventional sources such as wind, solar, agriculture and domestic waste. The demand for electricity in the country has been growing rapidly and is expected to grow further in the coming years. In order to meet this increasing requirement of electricity, massive addition to the installed generating capacity in the country is required. The demand of electricity has been increasing continually due to the increase in population, urbanization and usage of technology to access a comfortable life. It is also predicted that there will be a high demand of electricity by the year 2030. The Indian power sector is currently undergoing from a significant change that is redefining the outlook of the industry. The Government of India is currently focussing to attain 'Power For All' and has accelerated capacity addition in the country. In fact, the Power industry's future in India is bright, and sustained economic growth continues to drive electricity demand in India. Both energy and climate policies must be prepared for such a development in advance.
Keywords
India, Electricity, Energy policy, Sustainable development
Cite as
Siddharth Yadav, Vishal Yadav and ManMahendra Singh Daksh, "Power Generation in India: Present Scenario, Future Outlook and Policy Implementations", In: Prashant Singh Rana, Deepak Bhatia and Himanshu Arora (eds), SCRS Proceedings of International Conference of Undergraduate Students, SCRS, India, 2023, pp. 193-198. https://doi.org/10.52458/978-81-95502-01-1-22