Renewable energy generation in india: Present scenario and future prospects

Author

Singh, S.N. ; Singh, Bharat ; Ostergaard, Jacob

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, India

fYear

2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

The development of renewable energy sources (RES) is necessary for the sustainable development of any country due to depleting fossil fuel level, climbing fossil fuel prices across the world and more recently pressure for reduction emission level. In India, several schemes and policies are launched by the government to support the use of RES to achieve energy security and self-sufficiency. This paper discusses the present scenario and future prospects of RES in India. Various schemes such as financial assistance, tax holiday etc for promoting RESs development and utilization are also discussed. The present situation is seen to be very promising and favorable for RES in India.

Keywords

fossil fuels; renewable energy sources; energy security; fossil fuel level; renewable energy generation; renewable energy sources; sustainable development; Biomass; Cogeneration; Government; National security; Photovoltaic systems; Renewable energy resources; Solar power generation; Wind energy; Wind energy generation; Wind power generation; Renewable energy sources; biomass power; rural village electrification; small hydro power; wind power;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power & Energy Society General Meeting, 2009. PES '09. IEEE

Conference_Location

Calgary, AB

ISSN

1944-9925

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4241-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PES.2009.5275448

Filename

5275448