Unleashing the Potential ofRenewable Energy in India

Sargsyan, Gevorg ; Bhatia, Mikul ; Banerjee, Sudeshna Ghosh ; Raghunathan, Krishnan ; Soni, Ruchi

World Bank

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DOI  :  10.1596/978-0-8213-8780-1
RP-ID  :  62706

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

India has 150 GW of renewable energypotential, about half in the form of small hydropower,biomass, and wind and half in solar, cogeneration, andwaste-to-energy. Developing renewable energy can help Indiaincrease its energy security, reduce the adverse impacts onthe local environment, lower its carbon intensity,contribute to more balanced regional development, andrealize its aspirations for leadership in high-technologyindustries. This diagnostic note draws on a detailedanalysis conducted by a PricewaterhouseCoopers Indiaconsulting team in 2008-09 for the World Bank. The data arebased on information on about 180 wind, biomass, and smallhydropower projects in 20 states, as well as informationfrom and norms of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy(MNRE) and the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission(CERC). The study is intended to provoke discussions of thefeasibility of renewable energy development in India. Why isrenewable energy development relevant? How much developmentis economically feasible? What needs to be done to realizethe potential? Each of these topics is addressed in aseparate chapter, all of which suggest a few implementablemeasures that India can consider to tap its economicallyfeasible unharnessed potential.