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OUTLINES OF WIND POWER SCENARIO IN INDIA Yash Toshniwal1, Aditya Bansod2, Aadil Khan3 1,2,3 Department
of Chemical Engineering, Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, Mumbai, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract - As energy consumption rises with increase in population and living standards, the need to develop new techniques of harnessing energy is growing as is the awareness of the environmental costs. In order to meet the needs of these demands, concerted efforts are being implemented towards increasing the energy capacity potential in India. In this paper, the status of wind energy is explored in Indian context. The Indian wind industry is nearly thirty years old, and now holds the 4th position in terms of wind power generation capacity. India has a vast supply of renewable energy resources and it has one of the largest missions in the world for utilizing renewable energy products and systems. In this paper, efforts have been made to summarize the availability, current status and major achievements, energy potential, barriers, and future prospects are discussed in detail.
well as the need to diversify energy sources, renewables remain important to India’s energy sector. Other major objectives of the wind power projects include enhancement of energy security, to reduce import dependency, solve the problem of fuel price instability, global warming et cetera. Carbon di-oxide emission reduction is another objective of the projects held. According to the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), the target is to the increase renewable energy share in total energy generation up to 15 % by 2020. 1.1 INDIAN WIND ENERGY STATUS AND POSITION Wind energy program was commenced in India by the end of the 6th five yearly plan during 1983-84 and in the last few years it has increased considerably. The main objective of the program was the expansion of wind energy production, support research and development, back new wind projects and to create awareness among people.
Key Words: Wind Power, Renewable Energy, Current Status, Challenges 1. INTRODUCTION The growth of the industrial sector has resulted in a phenomenal increase in the demand for power generation. Hence, the gap between the demand and supply of power is increasing. The exponential growth in the rate of energy consumption is the main cause of energy shortage, as well as energy resources depletion worldwide. Wind energy is one of the low-investment and high-yield groups of power generation for India. India has a current population of about 1.34 billion, out of which about 300 million have no access to electricity. According to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the consumption recorded till June 2017 was 3, 29,231 MW. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is the nodal Ministry of the Government of India for all matters relating to new and renewable energy. The broad aim of the Ministry is to develop and deploy new and renewable energy for supplementing the energy requirements of the country. According to MNRE, the total installed wind power capacity in India accounts for about 65.09 % of the total installed renewable energy sector.
2016 was a record year for India with 3.6 GW of new installations, consolidating its position as the world’s fourthlargest wind energy market. The five main wind power countries are China, USA, Germany, India and Spain and they together represent a share of 73 percent of the global wind capacity. 2. RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL IN INDIA Numerous renewable energy sources are available in India. Amongst all, wind energy has emerged as most successful renewable energy option and the fastest renewable technology for generating grid connected power. Many agencies have been established and numbers of programs have been laid by Government of India for facilitating and promoting the rapid development of wind power technology.
The motive behind wind power expansion has come increasingly from the urgent need to combat global climate change. From a longer-term perspective and keeping in mind the need to maximally develop `domestic supply options as
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