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Energy policy of India

The energy policy of India is to increase the locally produced energy in India and reduce energy poverty,[1] with more focus on developing alternative sources of energy, particularly nuclear, solar and wind energy.[2][3] Net energy import dependency was 40.9% in 2021-22.[4]

The primary energy consumption in India grew by 10.4% in CY2021 and is the third biggest with 6% global share after China and USA .[5][6] The total primary energy consumption from coal (452.2 Mtoe; 45.88%), crude oil (239.1 Mtoe; 29.55%), natural gas (49.9 Mtoe; 6.17%), nuclear energy (8.8 Mtoe; 1.09%), hydroelectricity (31.6 Mtoe; 3.91%) and renewable power (27.5 Mtoe; 3.40%) is 809.2 Mtoe (excluding traditional biomass use) in the calendar year 2018.[7] In 2018, India's net imports are nearly 205.3 million tons of crude oil and its products, 26.3 Mtoe of LNG and 141.7 Mtoe coal totaling to 373.3 Mtoe of primary energy which is equal to 46.13% of total primary energy consumption. India is largely dependent on fossil fuel imports to meet its energy demands – by 2030, India's dependence on energy imports is expected to exceed 53% of the country's total energy consumption.[8] About 80% of India's electricity generation is from fossil fuels. India is surplus in electricity generation and also a marginal exporter of electricity in 2017.[9] Since the end of the calendar year 2015, huge power generation capacity has been idling for want of electricity demand.[10] India ranks second after China in renewables production with 208.7 Mtoe in 2016.[11] The carbon intensity in India was 0.29 kg of CO2 per kWhe in 2016 which is more than that of USA, China and EU.[12] The total manmade CO2 emissions from energy, process emissions, methane, and flaring is 2797.2 million tons of CO2 in CY2021 which is 7.2% of global emissions.[5]

In 2020-21, the per-capita energy consumption is 0.6557 Mtoe excluding traditional biomass use and the energy intensity of the Indian economy is 0.2233 Mega Joules per INR (53.4 kcal/INR).[13][14] India attained 63% overall energy self-sufficiency in 2017.[11][15][16] Due to rapid economic expansion, India has one of the world's fastest growing energy markets and is expected to be the second-largest contributor to the increase in global energy demand by 2035, accounting for 18% of the rise in global energy consumption.[17] Given India's growing energy demands and limited domestic oil and gas reserves, the country has ambitious plans to expand its renewable and most worked out nuclear power programme.[18] India has the world's fourth largest wind power market and also plans to add about 100,000 MW of solar power capacity by 2022.[19][20] India also envisages to increase the contribution of nuclear power to overall electricity generation capacity from 4.2% to 9% within 25 years.[21] The country has five nuclear reactors under construction (third highest in the world) and plans to construct 18 additional nuclear reactors (second highest in the world) by 2025.[22] During the year 2018, the total investment in energy sector by India was 4.1% (US$75 billion) of US$1.85 trillion global investment.[23]

Indian solar power PV tariff has fallen to 2.44 (3.1¢ US) per kWh in May 2017 which is lower than any other type of power generation in India.[24] In the year 2020, the levelized tariff in US dollars for solar PV electricity has fallen to 1.35 cents/kWh.[25][26] Also the international tariff of solar thermal storage power plants has fallen to US$0.063/kWh, which is cheaper than fossil fuel plants.[27][28][29] The cheaper hybrid solar power (mix of solar PV and solar thermal storage power) need not depend on costly and polluting coal/gas fired power generation for ensuring stable grid operation.[30] Solar electricity price is going to become the benchmark price for deciding the other fuel prices (petroleum products, natural gas/biogas/LNG, CNG, LPG, coal, lignite, biomass, etc.) based on their ultimate use and advantages.[31][32][33]

The energy policy of India is characterized by trade-offs between four major drivers: A rapidly growing economy, with a need for dependable and reliable supply of electricity, gas, and petroleum products;[34] Increasing household incomes, with a need for an affordable and adequate supply of electricity, and clean cooking fuels; limited domestic reserves of fossil fuels, and the need to import a vast fraction of the natural gas, and crude oil, and recently the need to import coal as well; and indoor, urban and regional environmental impacts, necessitating the need for the adoption of cleaner fuels and cleaner technologies. In recent years, these challenges have led to a major set of continuing reforms, restructuring, and a focus on energy conservation.

India: Industry-wise total primary energy use of 87599 petajoules in 2019-20[35]

  Electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply (26%)
  Transportation & Storage (2%)
  Other Industries (19%)
  Households (7%)
  Accumulation (3%)
  Export (6%)
  Agriculture, Forestry & Fishery (2%)
  Mining & Quarring (1%)
  Manufacturing (34%)

India: Total primary energy supply of 882 Mtoe in 2017[36][37]

  Coal (44.3%)
  Biomass and waste (21.2%)
  Petroleum & oth. liquids (25.3%)
  Natural gas (5.8%)
  Nuclear (1.1%)
  Hydroelectric (1.4%)
  Other renewables (0.9%)

Oil and gas edit

 
An ONGC platform at Bombay High in the Arabian Sea
 
India's oil deficit
 
Gas Balance of India

India ranks third in oil consumption with 4.669 million barrels/day in 2020 after USA and China. During the calendar year 2019, India imported 221.7 million tons of crude oil and 44.4 million tons of refined petroleum products and exported 60.7 million tons of refined petroleum products. India is the second biggest net importer of crude oil and its products after China.[38] India has built surplus world-class refining capacity using imported crude oil for exporting refined petroleum products. The net imports of crude oil is lesser by one fourth after accounting exports and imports of refined petroleum products.[39] Natural gas production was 26.9 billion cubic meters and consumption 59.7 billion cubic meters during the calendar year 2019.

During the financial year 2012–13, the production of crude oil was 37.86 million tons and 40,679 million standard cubic meters (nearly 26.85 million tons) natural gas. The net import of crude oil & petroleum products is 146.70 million tons worth of Rs 5611.40 billion. This includes 9.534 million tons of LNG imports worth of Rs. 282.15 billion.[40] Internationally, LNG price (One million Btu of LNG = 0.1724 barrels of crude oil (boe) = 29.52 cubic meters of natural gas = 21 kg of natural gas = 29.2 liters diesel = 21.3 kg LPG = 0.293 MWh) is fixed below crude oil price in terms of heating value.[41][42] LNG is slowly gaining its role as direct use fuel in the road and marine transport without regasification.[43][44][45] By the end of June 2016, LNG price has fallen by nearly 50% below its oil parity price making it more economical fuel than diesel/gas oil in transport sector.[46][47] In 2012-13, India consumed 15.744 million tons petrol and 69.179 million tons diesel which are mainly produced from imported crude oil at huge foreign exchange out go. Using natural gas for heating, cooking and electricity generation is not economical as more and more locally produced natural gas will be converted into LNG for use in the transport sector to reduce crude oil imports.[48][49] In addition to the conventional natural gas production, coal gasification, coal bed methane, coal mine methane and Biogas digesters / Renewable natural gas will also become a source of LNG forming decentralised base for the production of LNG to cater to the widely distributed demand.[50][51][52][53] There is possibility to convert most of the heavy duty vehicles (including diesel driven rail engines) into LNG fuelled vehicles to reduce diesel consumption drastically with operational cost and least pollution benefits.[54][55][56] Also, the break even price at user end for switching from imported coal to LNG in electricity generation is estimated near US$6 per million British thermal units ($20/MWh).[57] The advent of cheaper marine CNG transport will restrict LNG use in high end transport sector to replace costly liquid fuels leaving imported CNG use for other needs.[58][59][60] As the marine CNG transport is economical for medium distance transport and has fast unloading flexibility at many ports without costly unloading facilities, they have become alternate solution to submarine gas pipelines.[61][62] Natural gas/methane can also be converted cheaply into hydrogen gas and carbon black without emitting any greenhouse gas for use in the transport sector with fuel cell vehicle technology.[63]

The state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) acquired shares in oil fields in countries like Sudan, Syria, Iran, and Nigeria – investments that have led to diplomatic tensions with the United States.[64] Because of political instability in the Middle East and increasing domestic demand for energy, India is keen on decreasing its dependency on OPEC to meet its oil demand, and increasing its energy security. Several Indian oil companies, primarily led by ONGC and Reliance Industries, have started a massive hunt for oil in several regions in India, including Rajasthan, Krishna Godavari Basin and north-eastern Himalayas.[65]

India has nearly 63 tcf technically recoverable resources of shale gas which can meet all its needs for twenty years if exploited.[66][67][68] India is developing an offshore gas field in Mozambique.[69] The proposed Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline is a part of India's plan to meet its increasing energy demand.

Coal edit

 
A coal mine in Jharkhand state

India has the world's 3rd largest proven coal reserves with nearly 177 billion metric tons as on 1 April 2021.[70][71] In India, coal is the bulk primary energy contributor with 56.90% share equivalent to 452.2 Mtoe in 2018.[7]

India is also the second-largest importer of coal 141.7 Mtoe in 2018 and the second-largest consumer of coal with 452.2 Mtoe in 2018.[7] India is also home to the world’s largest coal company, Coal India Ltd, which controls 85% of the country’s coal production with 7.8% production share of coal (including lignite) in the world.[72] Top five hard and brown coal producing countries in 2013 (2012) are (million tons): China 3,680 (3,645), United States 893 (922), India 605 (607), Australia 478 (453) and Indonesia 421 (386). However, India ranks fifth in global coal production at 228 Mtoe (5.9%) in 2013 when its inferior quality coal tonnage is converted into tons of oil equivalent.[41] Coal-fired power plants account for 59% of India's installed electricity capacity.[73][74] After electricity production, coal is also used for cement production in substantial quantity.[75] Pet coke availability, at a cheaper price than local coal, is replacing coal in cement plants.[76] In financial year 2021-22, India imported nearly 209 million tons of steam coal and coking coal which is 20% of total consumption to meet the demand in electricity, cement, and steel production. In the FY2021-22, India imported nearly 57.16 million tons (90%) of coking coal against the consumption of 63.74 MT.[77]

Gasification of coal or lignite or pet coke produces syngas or coal gas or coke oven gas which is a mixture of hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide gases.[78] Coal gas can be converted into synthetic natural gas (SNG) by using Fischer–Tropsch process at low pressure and high temperature.[79] Coal gas can also be produced by underground coal gasification where the coal deposits are located deep in the ground or uneconomical to mine the coal.[80] CNG and LNG are emerging as economical alternatives to diesel oil with the escalation in international crude oil prices.[81] Synthetic natural gas production technologies have tremendous scope to meet the transport sector requirements fully using the locally available coal in India.[82] Dankuni coal complex is producing syngas which is piped to the industrial users in Calcutta.[83][84] Many coal based fertiliser plants which are shut down can also be retrofitted economically to produce SNG as LNG and CNG fetch good price by substituting imports.[85] Recently, Indian government fixed the natural gas price at producer end as US$5.61 per million British thermal units ($19.1/MWh) on net calorific value (NCV) basis, which is at par with the estimated SNG price from coal.[86][87]

Bio-fuels edit

 
Gasification of Char / Coal
 
Pyrolysis of carbonaceous fuels
 
Biomass pellet fuel from India

Gasification of biomass yields wood gas or syngas which can be converted into carbon neutral methanol.[88] Nearly 750 million tons of nonedible (by cattle) biomass is available annually in India which can be put to higher value addition use and substitute imported crude oil, coal, LNG, urea fertilizer, nuclear fuels, etc. It is estimated that the renewable and carbon-neutral biomass resources of India can replace the present consumption of all fossil fuels when used productively.[89] Biomass is going to play a crucial role to make India self-sufficient in the energy sector and carbon neutral.[90]

A huge quantity of imported coal is being used in pulverized coal-fired power stations. Raw biomass can not be used in pulverized coal mills as they are difficult to grind into fine powder due to caking property of raw biomass. However, biomass can be used after torrefaction in the pulverized coal mills to replace imported coal.[91] North west and southern regions can replace imported coal use with torrefied biomass where surplus agriculture/crop residual biomass is available.[92][93] Biomass power plants can also get extra income by selling the Renewable Purchase Certificates (RPC).[94] Central Government has made cofiring (minimum 5%) of biomass mandatary from October 2022 in all coal fired plants.[95][96]

In cement production, carbon-neutral biomass is being used to replace coal for reducing carbon footprint drastically.[97][98]

Biogas or natural gas or methane produced from farm/agro/crop/domestic waste can also be used for producing protein rich feed for cattle/fish/poultry/pet animals economically by cultivating Methylococcus capsulatus bacteria culture in a decentralised manner near to the rural / consumption areas with tiny land and water foot print.[99][100][101][32][102] With the availability of CO2 gas as by product from these units, cheaper production cost of algae oil from algae or spirulina particularly in tropical countries like India would displace the prime position of crude oil in near future.[103][104][105]

Reliance Industries is already producing hydrogen from Torrefied Biomass from its pet coke/coal gasifiers and planning to install a blue hydrogen pilot plant of 50 tonnes per day plant using a catalytic gasification process.[106] India's three Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) are currently setting up 12 second-generation ethanol plants across the country which will collect agriculture waste from farmers and convert it into bio-ethanol.[107][108] In 2018, India has set a target to produce 15 million tons of biogas/bio-CNG by installing 5,000 large scale commercial type biogas plants which can produce daily 12.5 tons of bio-CNG by each plant.[109][110] As of May 2022, nearly 35 such plants are in operation.[111]

Biopropane is also produced from non-edible vegetable oils, used cooking oil, waste animal fats, etc.[112][113]

Nuclear power edit

 
The Kudankulam Nuclear power plant (2x1000 MW) in Tamil Nadu while under construction

India boasts a quickly advancing and active nuclear power program. It is expected to have 20 GW of nuclear capacity by 2020, though it currently stands as 9th in the world in terms of nuclear capacity.

An Achilles' heel of the Indian nuclear power program, is the fact that India is not a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. This has many times in its history prevented it from obtaining nuclear technology vital to expanding its nuclear industry. Another consequence of this is that much of its program has been domestically developed much like its nuclear weapons program. The United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act seems to be a way to get access to advanced nuclear technologies for India.

India has been using imported enriched uranium and is under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards, but it has developed various aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle to support its reactors. The development of select technologies has been strongly affected by limited imports. The use of heavy-water reactors has been particularly attractive for the nation because it allows uranium to be burnt with little to no enrichment. India has also done a great amount of work in the development of a thorium-centered fuel cycle. While uranium deposits in the nation are extremely limited, there are much greater reserves of thorium, and it could provide hundreds of times the energy with the same mass of fuel. The fact that thorium can theoretically be utilized in heavy water reactors has tied the development of the two. A prototype reactor that would burn uranium-plutonium fuel while irradiating a thorium blanket is under construction at the Madras/Kalpakkam Atomic Power Station.

Uranium used for the weapons program has been separate from the power program using uranium from scant indigenous reserves.

Hydro electricity edit

India is endowed with economically exploitable and viable hydro potential assessed to be about 125,570 MW at 60% capacity factor.[114] India ranked fourth globally by underutilized hydropower potential. In addition, 6,780 MW in terms of installed capacity from Small, Mini, and Micro Hydel schemes have been assessed. Also, 56 sites for pumped storage schemes (PSS) with an aggregate installed capacity of 94,000 MW have been identified for catering to peak electricity demand and water pumping for irrigation needs.[115] It is the most widely used form of renewable energy but the economically exploitable hydropower potential keeps on varying due to technological developments and the comparable cost of electricity generation from other sources.[citation needed] The hydro-electric potential of India ranks 5th in terms of exploitable hydro-potential on the global scenario.

The installed capacity of hydropower is 45,315 MW as of 31 May 2018.[116] India ranks sixth in hydro electricity generation globally after China, Canada, Brazil, USA, and Russia. During the year 2017-18, the total hydroelectricity generation in India is 126.123 billion kWh which works out to 24,000 MW at a 60% capacity factor. Till now, the hydroelectricity sector is dominated by the state and central government-owned companies but this sector is going to grow faster with the participation of the private sector in developing the hydro potential located in the Himalaya mountain ranges including northeast of India.[117] However the hydropower potential in central India forming part of Godavari, Mahanadi and Narmada river basins has not yet been developed on a major scale due to potential opposition from the tribal population.

Pumped storage including off-the-river pumped storage power schemes are perfect centralized peaking power stations for load management in the electricity grid dominated by variable renewable energy generation such as solar and wind power.[118] PSS would be in high demand for meeting peak load demand and storing the surplus electricity as India graduates from an electricity deficit to an electricity surplus. They also produce secondary /seasonal power at no additional cost when rivers are flooding with excess water. Storing electricity by other alternative systems such as batteries, compressed air storage systems, etc is costlier than electricity production by standby generator.[119] India has already established nearly 4785 MW pumped storage capacity which is part of its installed hydro power plants.[120]

Wind power edit

 
Mean wind speed in India.[121]
 
Progress in India's installed wind power generating capacity since 2006

India has the fourth largest installed wind power capacity in the world.[19][122] As of 31 December 2017, the installed capacity of wind power was 32,848 MW an increase of 4148 MW over the previous year[123][124] Wind power accounts for nearly 10% of India's total installed power generation capacity and generated 52.666 billion kWh in the fiscal year 2017-18 which is nearly 3% of total electricity generation.[125] The capacity utilisation factor is nearly 16% in the fiscal year 2017-18. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) of India has announced a revised estimation of the potential wind power resource (excluding offshore wind power potential) from 49,130 MW assessed at 50m Hub heights to 102,788 MW assessed at 80m Hub height at 15% capacity factor.

Solar energy edit

 
Global Horizontal Irradiation in India.[126]

India's solar energy insolation is about 5,000 T kWh per year (i.e. ~ 600 TW), far more than its current total primary energy consumption.[127][128] India's long-term solar potential could be unparalleled in the world because it has the ideal combination of both high solar insolation and a big potential consumer base density.[129][130] Also a major factor influencing a region's energy intensity is the cost of energy consumed for temperature control. Since cooling load requirements are roughly in phase with the sun's intensity, cooling from intense solar radiation could make perfect energy-economic sense in the subcontinent located mostly in the tropics.

Installation of solar power PV plants requires nearly 2.0 hectares (5 acres) of land per MW capacity which is similar to coal-fired power plants when life cycle coal mining, consumptive water storage & ash disposal areas are also accounted for, and hydropower plants when submergence area of the water reservoir is also accounted. 1.6 million MW capacity solar plants can be installed in India on its 1% land (32,000 square km). There are vast tracts of land suitable for solar power in all parts of India exceeding 8% of its total area which are unproductive barren and devoid of vegetation.[131] Part of wastelands (32,000 square km) when installed with solar power plants can produce 2400 billion kWh of electricity (two times the total generation in 2013-14) with land productivity/yield of 0.9 million Rs per acre (3 Rs/kWh price) which is at par with many industrial areas and many times more than the best productive irrigated agriculture lands.[132] Moreover, these solar power units are not dependent on the supply of any raw material and are self productive. There is unlimited scope for solar electricity to replace all fossil fuel energy requirements (natural gas, coal, lignite, and crude oil) if all the marginally productive lands are occupied by solar power plants in the future. The solar power potential of India can meet perennially to cater to per capita energy consumption at par with USA/Japan for the peak population in its demographic transition.[133]

Solar thermal power

 
Typical tower type CSP plant.

The installed capacity of commercial solar thermal power plants in India is 227.5 MW with 50 MW in Andhra Pradesh and 177.5 MW in Rajasthan.[134] Solar thermal plants are emerging as cheaper (6 Euro ¢/kWh) and clean load following power plants compared to fossil fuel power plants.[135] They can cater the load/ demand perfectly and work as base load power plants when the extracted solar energy is found excess in a day.[136][137] Proper mix of solar thermal and solar PV can fully match the load fluctuations without the need of costly battery storage.[138][27]

Synergy with irrigation water pumping and hydropower stations

 
Price history of silicon PV cells since 1977. The great thing about solar power is that it is a technology and not a fuel. It is unlimited and the more it is deployed the cheaper it would be.[24] While the more limited fossil fuels are used, the more expensive they become.

The major disadvantage of solar power (PV type only) is that it can not produce electricity during the nighttime and cloudy daytime also. In India, this disadvantage can be overcome by installing pumped-storage hydroelectricity stations to store the surplus electricity generated during the daytime for meeting the demand during the night hours.[118] In addition to harnessing most of the water resources, the embankment canals originating from the coastal reservoirs would also be envisaged with pumped-storage hydroelectricity features to store the surplus electricity available during the daytime and reconvert to electricity during the nighttime. This is achieved by utilizing all the usable river waters by interlinking Indian rivers and envisaging coastal reservoirs.[118] Also, all existing and future hydropower stations can be expanded with additional pumped-storage hydroelectricity units to cater nighttime electricity consumption. Most of the groundwater pumping power can be met directly by solar power during the daytime. To achieve food security, India needs to achieve water security which is possible only by energy security for harnessing its water resources.[139][140]

Electric vehicles

The retail prices of petrol and diesel are high in India to make electricity driven vehicles more economical as more and more electricity is generated from solar energy in near future without appreciable environmental effects. During the year 2018, many IPPs offered to sell solar power below 3.00 Rs/kWh to feed into the high voltage grid.[141] This price is far below the affordable retail electricity tariff for the solar power to replace petrol and diesel use in transport sector.[142]

The retail price of diesel is 101.00 Rs/liter in 2021–22, and the retail price of petrol was 110.00 ₹/liter. The affordable electricity retail price (860 kcal/kWh at 75% input electricity to shaft power conversion efficiency) to replace diesel (lower heating value 8572 kcal/liter at 40% fuel energy to crankshaft conversion efficiency) is up to 19 ₹/Kwh. The affordable electricity retail price (860 kcal/kWh at 75% input electricity to shaft power conversion efficiency) to replace petrol (lower heating value 7693 kcal/liter at 33% fuel energy to crankshaft conversion efficiency) is up to 28 ₹/Kwh. In 2021-22, India consumed 30.849 million tons of petrol and 76.687 million tons of diesel which are mainly produced from imported crude oil at huge foreign exchange outgo.[142][40]

V2G is also feasible with electricity-driven vehicles for catering to the peak load in the electricity grid. Electricity-driven vehicles would become popular in the future when the energy storage / battery technology becomes more compact, lesser density, longer lasting, and maintenance-free.[143][144]

Hydrogen energy edit

The national hydrogen energy road map is constantly evolving in India by consolidating various capabilities at institutional and research centers.[145] The Hydrogen Energy program started in India after joining the IPHE (International Partnership for Hydrogen Economy) in the year 2003.[146] There are nineteen other countries including Australia, United States, UK, Japan, etc.[147] This global partnership helps India to set up commercial use of Hydrogen gas as an energy source.[148][149] India is already producing blue hydrogen from biomass using the petcoke gasifiers.[106] Nearly 412,000 metric tons/year capacity green hydrogen projects are awarded to produce green hydrogen by the end of 2026.[150]

Hydrogen is a carbon neutral fuel.[151][26] Solar electricity prices in India have already fallen below the affordable price (≈ INR 5.00 per kWh to generate 0.041 lb/kWh hydrogen which is equivalent to 0.071 litres of petrol in terms of lower heating value) to make hydrogen economical fuel by sourcing from electrolysis of water to replace petrol/gasoline as transport fuel.[152][153][147] Vehicles with fuel cell technology based on hydrogen gas are nearly twice more efficient compared to diesel/petrol-fueled engines.[154][155][156] Hydrogen can be generated cheaply by splitting methane using electricity without emitting any greenhouse gas and also extracted from wood gas produced from carbon-neutral biomass.[63][157] A luxury FCEV car generates one liter of bottled quality drinking water for every 10 km ride which is a significant byproduct.[158] Also FCEV does not emit any particulate matter but removes particulate matter up to PM2.5 from the ambient air.[159] Any medium or heavy duty vehicle can be retrofitted in to fuel cell vehicle as its system power density (watts/litre) and system specific power (watts/kg) are comparable with that of internal combustion engine.[160][161] The cost and durability of fuel cell engines with economies of scale production line are comparable with the petrol/diesel engines.[162][163]

The excess power generation capacity available in India is nearly 500 billion units/year presently and another 75,000 MW conventional power generating capacity is in pipeline excluding the targeted 175,000 MW renewable power by 2022.[164][165][10] The hydrogen fuel generated by 500 billion units of electricity can replace all diesel and petrol consumed by heavy and medium duty vehicles in India completely obviating the need of crude oil imports for internal consumption.[166] Use of hydrogen as fuel to replace jet fuel by aircraft is also a promising proposition.[167] Converting petrol/diesel driven road vehicles in to fuel cell electric vehicles on priority would save the huge import cost of crude oil and transform the stranded electricity infrastructure into productive assets with major boost to the overall economic growth.[168] Hydrogen spiked CNG is made available in Delhi to reduce pollution emissions from BS-IV compliant old buses.[169]

Electricity as a substitute for imported LPG and PNG edit

The net import of LPG was 16.607 million tons and the total consumption was 28.33 million tons and the domestic consumption was 25.502 million tons which is 90% of total consumption in 2021–22.[40][170] The LPG import content is nearly 57% of total consumption in India in 2021-22. The affordable electricity retail price (860 kcal/kWh at 74% heating efficiency) to replace LPG (lower heating value 11,000 kcal/kg at 40% heating efficiency) in domestic cooking is up to 10.2 Rs/kWh when the retail price of an LPG cylinder is Rs 1000 (without subsidy) with 14.2 kg LPG content.[171] Replacing LPG consumption with electricity reduces its imports substantially.[172]

India's piped natural gas (PNG) for domestic cooking needs was 12,175 million standard cubic meters (mmscm) which is nearly 19% of total natural gas consumption in 2021–22.[173] Natural gas/ LNG import content is nearly 56% of total consumption in 2021-22.[173] The affordable electricity retail tariff (860 Kcal/kWh at 74% heating efficiency) to replace PNG (net calorific value 8,500 Kcal/scm at 40% heating efficiency) in domestic cooking is up to 9 ₹/kWh when the retail price of PNG is ₹47.59 per scm.[174][175] Replacing PNG consumption with electricity would reduce costly LNG imports substantially.

The domestic consumption of kerosene was 1.291 million tons out of 1.493 million tons total consumption in 2021–22. The subsidized retail price of kerosene is 15 ₹/liter whereas the export/import price is 79 ₹/liter. The affordable electricity retail tariff (860 Kcal/Kwh at 74% heating efficiency) to replace kerosene (net calorific value 8240 Kcal/liter at 40% heating efficiency) in domestic cooking is up to 15.22 ₹/kWh when the kerosene retail price is 79 ₹/liter.

During the year 2021-22, The plant load factor (PLF) of coal-fired thermal power stations (nearly 210 GW) was 58.86% only whereas these stations can run above 85% PLF comfortably provided there is adequate electricity demand in the country.[176] The possible additional net electricity generation at 85% PLF is nearly 450 billion kWh, enough to replace all the LPG, PNG and kerosene consumption in domestic sector[177] The incremental cost of generating additional electricity is only their coal fuel cost which is less than 4 Rs/kWh. Enhancing the PLF of coal-fired stations and encouraging domestic electricity consumers to substitute electricity in place of LPG and Kerosene in household cooking, would reduce the government subsidies, and the idle capacity of thermal power stations can be put to use economically. Domestic consumers who are willing to surrender the subsidized LPG / Kerosene permits or are eligible for subsidized LPG / Kerosene permits may be given free electricity connection and a subsidized electricity tariff.[178] To avoid the possibility of fatal electric shocks, power is supplied to the electric cook stove through a residual-current circuit breaker.

Since December 2018, IPPs have been offering to sell solar power below 2.90 Rs/kWh to feed into the high-voltage grid.[179] This price is below the affordable electricity tariff for the solar power to replace LPG, PNG, and Kerosene use at a subsidized price of LPG or Kerosene in the domestic sector.[180] Two wheelers and three wheelers consume 62% and 6% of petrol respectively in India. The saved LPG/Autogas replaced by electricity in the domestic sector can be used by two and three wheelers with operational cost and least pollution benefits.[181][54][182] LPG is also used in heavy-duty vehicles/boats / trains / off-road construction or mining or farming or other equipment to replace diesel or petrol with economy and environmental advantages.[183] It is also possible to convert the existing heavy-duty diesel engines to dual fuel with LPG for reducing the PM10 particulate emissions.[183] Existing petrol engines can be converted at low cost into 100% LPG or dual fuel with LPG for achieving enhanced fuel efficiency and economy with drastically reduced emissions.[184][183] Non-subsidy LPG prices are below the diesel or petrol prices in India in terms of heat content (heat content-wise one kg of LPG is equal to 1.85 liters of LPG or 1.37 liters of diesel oil or 1.48 liters of petrol).[185] Cheaper butane, a constituent of LPG (propane and butane mixture), can be directly mixed with petrol/gasoline for better use in vehicles.[186] Instead of using LPG as a heating fuel in the domestic sector, for higher-end usage, propane can also be converted into alkylate which is a premium gasoline blending stock because it has exceptional antiknock properties and gives clean burning.[187] Propane can be used in hydrogen/Ammonia production with advantages compared to natural gas and also can be transported much cheaper than LNG or natural gas.[188]

Energy trading with neighboring countries edit

The per capita electricity consumption is low compared to many countries despite cheaper electricity tariff in India.[189] Despite low electricity per capita consumption in India, the country is going to achieve surplus electricity generation during the 12th plan (2012 to 2017) period provided its coal production and transport infrastructure is developed adequately.[190][191][192] India has been exporting electricity to Bangladesh and Nepal and importing excess electricity in Bhutan.[193][194] Surplus electricity can be exported to the neighbouring countries in return for natural gas supplies from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.[195]

Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Pakistan are producing substantial natural gas and using for electricity generation purposes.[196] Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan produce 55 million cubic metres per day (mcmd), 9 mcmd and 118 mcmd out of which 20 mcmd, 1.4 mcmd and 34 mcmd are consumed for electricity generation respectively.[197][198] Whereas the natural gas production in India is not even adequate to meet its non-electricity requirements.[199]

Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Pakistan have proven reserves of 200 billion cubic meters (bcm), 1200 bcm, and 500 bcm respectively.[7] There is ample opportunity for mutually beneficial trading in energy resources with these countries.[200] India can supply its surplus electricity to Pakistan and Bangladesh in return for the natural gas imports by gas pipelines.[201] Similarly India can develop on BOOT basis hydro power projects in Bhutan, Nepal and Myanmar. India might also be able to enter into long-term power purchase agreements with China for developing the hydropower potential of the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon in the Brahmaputra River basin of Tibet.[202] There is ample trading synergy for India with its neighboring countries in securing its energy requirements.[203]

India's National Grid is synchronously interconnected to Bhutan, and asynchronously linked with Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal.[204] An undersea interconnection to Sri Lanka (India–Sri Lanka HVDC Interconnection) have been proposed.[205] Sri Lanka can also export its surplus renewable energy (solar, onshore wind, offshore wind, etc) to india in future.[206]

In 2015, Nepal imported 224.21 MW of electric power from India, and Bangladesh imported 500 MW.[207][208] In 2018, Bangladesh proposed importing 10,000 MW power from India.[209] To encourage the carbon neutral solar power generation, plans are made to transform the Indian national grid into a transnational grid expanding up to Vietnam towards east and Saudi Arabia towards west spanning nearly 7,000 km wide.[210][211] Being at the central location of the widened grid, India will be able to import the excess solar power available outside its territory at cheaper prices to meet the morning and evening peak load power demands without much costly energy storage.[212]

Policy framework edit

In general, India's strategy is to encourage the development of renewable sources of energy by offering financial incentives from the federal and state governments.[213] With the abundant solar energy resource combined with adequate high head pumped hydroelectric energy storage potential, India is capable to meet the ultimate energy requirements of its peak population from its renewable energy sources alone.[119][214] In 2021, the government has upped India’s target to 500GW of renewable energy by 2030.[215] Increasing energy consumption associated primarily with activities in transport, mining, and manufacturing in India needs rethinking on India's energy production.[216]

The following trends are manifested in the energy policy to achieve energy self-sufficiency, least pollution, climate change mitigation, and long-term sustainability.[214][142]

Purpose Preferred fuel Next preferred fuel Least preferred fuel
Mobile military hardware Indigenous diesel, Indigenous petrol Ethanol, Biodiesel Nil
Air transport Biodiesel, Biomethanol, Bioethanol,[217] LNG, Ammonia[218] ATF, HSK
Marine transport Biomethanol, Biodiesel, Bioethanol, Nuclear fuel, battery power. Pyrolysis oil, LNG, CNG, FCEV. LDO, HFO, Bunker fuel, Diesel[219]
Heavy-duty road vehicles FCEV, Battery power Bio methanol, Bioethanol, Biodiesel,[220] LNG, CNG, LPG Diesel, Animal draught power
Passenger four-wheel vehicles Battery power, FCEV Biodiesel, Bio methanol, Bioethanol, LPG, LNG Diesel, Petrol
Passenger two/three-wheel vehicles Battery power Biodiesel, Bio methanol, Bioethanol, LPG, CNG Petrol, Animal draught power
Railways Electricity, FCEV Biodiesel, Bio methanol, Bioethanol, LNG, LPG Diesel
Illumination/ Lighting Electricity, Bio CNG CNG, LPG Kerosene
Cooking Electricity, Bio methanol, Bio CNG CNG, Biochar Kerosene, LPG, Firewood
Space & water heating Electricity, Pyrolysis oil, Biochar, Solar energy, Bio methanol, Bio CNG CNG Kerosene, LPG, Firewood
Commercial / Domestic - appliances Electricity Battery power, Biomethanol, Bioethanol Diesel, Petrol, LPG, CNG
Industrial-motive power Electricity, Bio methanol, Bioethanol, Bio CNG Biodiesel, Pyrolysis oil CNG, LPG, Diesel, Petrol
Industrial- heating Electricity, Solar thermal energy, Biomass, Pyrolysis oil, Biochar Biogas, PNG Kerosene, LPG, Firewood
Urea fertilizer Biogas / syngas, Biochar, Electricity, Biomass Natural gas, Indigenous petcock Naphtha, Coal
Pipeline transport Electricity Biodiesel, Hydrogen fuel cell generator Natural gas, Diesel
Water pumping Electricity, Biodiesel LPG Kerosene, Diesel, Petrol
Agriculture- heating & drying Biomass, Pyrolysis oil, Solar energy LPG, Electricity Diesel, Petrol
Agriculture- appliances Electricity, LPG Biodiesel, Pyrolysis oil CNG, Diesel, Petrol
Bitcoin mining Carbon neutral electricity Cheaper electricity generated from fossil fuels.[221] Costly electricity sourced from fossil fuels.
Electricity Generation Solar Power, Wind, Hydropower, biomass, Torrifacted biomass, Biochar, Biogas plant residue, pumped-storage hydroelectricity CNG, Animal draught power (peaking power only), Battery energy storage system Petrol, Diesel, NGL, LPG, LDO, HFO, Naptha, Nuclear, Coal, Petcoke
Steel production Renewable electricity, Charcoal, Biochar Renewable hydrogen, LPG, CNG[222] Coke, Coal
Cement production Indigenous petcock, Biomass,[97] Waste organic matter,[223] Renewable electricity LPG, CNG Coal
Roads construction Bioasphalt, carbon neutral cement Cement Asphalt
Feed stock for Petrochemicals Acetylene and hydrogen generated by renewable electricity, Biogas, Hydrogen from wood gas[157] Substitute natural gas, Bioethanol, Biodiesel, Bio methanol Ethane, Naptha
Protein rich cattle/fish feed CNG, PNG, Biogas, LNG SNG from coal, Coalbed methane, Coal mine methane, SNG from renewable electricity, SNG from the indigenous petcock Nil
Industrial- raw materials As economically required Nil Nil

Electricity generation edit

The installed capacity of utility power plants is 314.64 GW as on 31 January 2017 and the gross electricity generated by utilities during the year 2015-16 is 1168.359 billion kWh which includes auxiliary power consumption of power generating stations. The installed capacity of captive power plants in industries (1 MW and above) is 50,289 MW as on 31 March 2017 and generated 197 billion kWh in the financial year 2016-17.[224] In addition, there are nearly 75,000 MW aggregate capacity diesel generator sets with units sizes between 100 KVA and 1000 KVA.[225] All India per capita consumption of Electricity is nearly 1,122 kWh during the financial year 2016-17.[224]

 
Ramagundam Thermal Power Station (2600 MW), Telangana

Total installed Power generation Capacity (end of April 2017)[226]

Source Utilities Capacity (MW) % Captive Power Capacity (MW) %
Coal 194,402.88 59.9 29,888.00 59.43
Hydroelectricity 44,594.42 14.0 64.00 0.11
Renewable energy source 50,018.00 15.9 Included in Oil -
Natural Gas 25,329.38 8.1 6,061.00 12.05
Nuclear 6,780.00 1.8 - -
Oil 837.63 0.3 14,285.00 28.41
Total 329,204.53 50,289.00 100

The total installed utility power generation capacity as on 30 April 2017 with sector wise & type wise break up is as given below.[226]

Sector Thermal (MW) Nuclear
(MW)
Renewable (MW) Total (MW) %
Coal Gas Diesel Sub-Total
Thermal
Hydro Other
Renewable
Central 55,245.00 7,490.83 0.00 62,735.83 6,780.00 11,651.42 0.00 81,167.25 25
State 65,145.50 7,257.95 363.93 72,767.38 0.00 29,703.00 1,963.80 104,447.28 32
Private 74,012.38 10,580.60 473.70 85,066.68 0.00 3,240.00 55,283.33 143,590.01 43
All India 194,402.88 25,329.38 837.63 220,569.88 6,780.00 44,594.42 57,260.23 329,204.53 100
Yearly gross electricity generation – mode wise (GWh)[227]
Year Fossil Fuel Nuclear Hydro Sub
total
RES[228] Utility and Captive Power
Coal Oil Gas Mini
hydro
Solar Wind Bio
mass
Other Sub
total
Utility Captive Misc Total
2021–22[4] 1,078,444 115 36,143 47,019 151,695 1,313,418 10,463 73,483 68,640 16,056 2,268 170,912 1,484,442 235,000 na 1,719,442
2020-21[229] 981,239 129 51,027 42,949 150,305 1,225,649 10,258 60,402 60,150 14,816 1621 147,247[230] 1,373,187 200,000 na 1,573,187
2019-20[231] 995,840 108 48,497 46,381 155,970 1,246,796 9,366 50,103 64,639 13,843 366 138,318[232] 1,385,114 239,567 na 1,622,983
2018-19[233] 1,021,997 129 49,886 37,706 135,040 1,244,758 8,703 39,268 62,036 16,325 425 126,757 1,371,517 175,000 na 1,546,517
2017-18 986,591 386 50,208 38,346 126,123 1,201,653 5,056 25,871 52,666 15,252 358 101,839 1,303,493 183,000 na 1,486,493
2016-17 944,850 262 49,100 37,663 122,313 1,154,188 7,673 12,086 46,011 14,159 213 81,949 1,236,137 197,000 na 1,433,392
2015-16 896,260 406 47,122 37,413 121,377 1,102,578 8,355 7,450 28,604 16,681 269 65,781 1,168,359 183,611 na 1,351,970
2014-15 835,838 1,407 41,075 36,102 129,244 1,043,666 8,060 4,600 28,214 14,944 414 61,780 1,105,446 166,426 na 1,271,872
2013-14 746,087 1,868 44,522 34,228 134,847 961,552 na 3,350 na na na 59,615 1,021,167 156,643 na 1,177,810
2012-13 691,341 2,449 66,664 32,866 113,720 907,040 na na na na na 57,449 964,489 144,009 na 1,108,498
2011-12 612,497 2,649 93,281 32,286 130,511 871,224 na na na na na 51,226 922,451 134,387 na 1,056,838

Notes: Coal includes lignite; Misc: includes contributions from emergency diesel generator sets; *Hydro includes pumped storage generation; na = data not available.

In 2019-20, the total generation from all renewable energy sources is nearly 20% of the total electricity generation (utility and captive) in India.

Energy conservation and carbon trading edit

The greenest energy is the energy we do not use. Energy conservation has emerged as a major policy objective, and the Energy Conservation Act 2001, was passed by the Indian Parliament in September 2001.[234] This Act requires large energy consumers to adhere to energy consumption norms; new buildings to follow the Energy Conservation Building Code, and appliances to meet energy performance standards and to display energy consumption labels. The Act also created the Bureau of Energy Efficiency to implement the provisions of the Act. In 2015, Prime Minister Mr. Modi launched a scheme called Prakash Path urging people to use LED lamps in place of other lamps to drastically cut down lighting power requirements and the evening peak electricity load. Energy efficient brushless DC fans at subsidized prices are offered to the electricity consumers by the electricity distribution companies (DisComs) to decrease peak electricity load.[235][236]

Energy saving certificates (PAT), various renewable purchase obligations (RPO), and renewable energy certificates (REC) are also traded on the power exchanges regularly.[237][238] Recent amendment to Energy Conservation Act in December 2022 included carbon trading provisions, green fuels mandatory use, etc.[239] As of May 2023, carbon emission trading system or carbon trading market is not started in India.[240] Enhancing soil carbon or sequestration of carbon in topsoil is feasible by converting desert and semi-desert lands into a lush green farm or forest lands using the available water resources fully.[118]

Rural electrification edit

As on 28 April 2018, all Indian villages were electrified.[241] India has achieved 100% electrification of all rural and urban households. As of 4 January 2019, 211.88 million rural households are provided with electricity, which is nearly 100% of the 212.65 million total rural households.[242] Up to 4 January 2019, 42.937 million urban households are provided with electricity, which is almost 100% of the 42.941 million total urban households. In urban areas, 89% of the households use LPG drastically reducing the use of traditional fuels – fuelwood, agricultural waste and biomass cakes – for cooking and general heating needs.[243]

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  • Map of oil and gas infrastructure (incomplete)

energy, policy, india, this, article, require, cleanup, meet, wikipedia, quality, standards, specific, problem, detail, needs, deleting, moving, energy, india, because, hard, readers, find, policy, info, please, help, improve, this, article, january, 2022, lea. This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards The specific problem is A lot of detail needs deleting or moving to energy in India because it is hard for readers to find the policy info Please help improve this article if you can January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs to be updated The reason given is new studies such as https www iisd org publications mapping india energy policy 2022 need adding Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information June 2022 The energy policy of India is to increase the locally produced energy in India and reduce energy poverty 1 with more focus on developing alternative sources of energy particularly nuclear solar and wind energy 2 3 Net energy import dependency was 40 9 in 2021 22 4 The primary energy consumption in India grew by 10 4 in CY2021 and is the third biggest with 6 global share after China and USA 5 6 The total primary energy consumption from coal 452 2 Mtoe 45 88 crude oil 239 1 Mtoe 29 55 natural gas 49 9 Mtoe 6 17 nuclear energy 8 8 Mtoe 1 09 hydroelectricity 31 6 Mtoe 3 91 and renewable power 27 5 Mtoe 3 40 is 809 2 Mtoe excluding traditional biomass use in the calendar year 2018 7 In 2018 India s net imports are nearly 205 3 million tons of crude oil and its products 26 3 Mtoe of LNG and 141 7 Mtoe coal totaling to 373 3 Mtoe of primary energy which is equal to 46 13 of total primary energy consumption India is largely dependent on fossil fuel imports to meet its energy demands by 2030 India s dependence on energy imports is expected to exceed 53 of the country s total energy consumption 8 About 80 of India s electricity generation is from fossil fuels India is surplus in electricity generation and also a marginal exporter of electricity in 2017 9 Since the end of the calendar year 2015 huge power generation capacity has been idling for want of electricity demand 10 India ranks second after China in renewables production with 208 7 Mtoe in 2016 11 The carbon intensity in India was 0 29 kg of CO2 per kWhe in 2016 which is more than that of USA China and EU 12 The total manmade CO2 emissions from energy process emissions methane and flaring is 2797 2 million tons of CO2 in CY2021 which is 7 2 of global emissions 5 In 2020 21 the per capita energy consumption is 0 6557 Mtoe excluding traditional biomass use and the energy intensity of the Indian economy is 0 2233 Mega Joules per INR 53 4 kcal INR 13 14 India attained 63 overall energy self sufficiency in 2017 11 15 16 Due to rapid economic expansion India has one of the world s fastest growing energy markets and is expected to be the second largest contributor to the increase in global energy demand by 2035 accounting for 18 of the rise in global energy consumption 17 Given India s growing energy demands and limited domestic oil and gas reserves the country has ambitious plans to expand its renewable and most worked out nuclear power programme 18 India has the world s fourth largest wind power market and also plans to add about 100 000 MW of solar power capacity by 2022 19 20 India also envisages to increase the contribution of nuclear power to overall electricity generation capacity from 4 2 to 9 within 25 years 21 The country has five nuclear reactors under construction third highest in the world and plans to construct 18 additional nuclear reactors second highest in the world by 2025 22 During the year 2018 the total investment in energy sector by India was 4 1 US 75 billion of US 1 85 trillion global investment 23 Indian solar power PV tariff has fallen to 2 44 3 1 US per kWh in May 2017 which is lower than any other type of power generation in India 24 In the year 2020 the levelized tariff in US dollars for solar PV electricity has fallen to 1 35 cents kWh 25 26 Also the international tariff of solar thermal storage power plants has fallen to US 0 063 kWh which is cheaper than fossil fuel plants 27 28 29 The cheaper hybrid solar power mix of solar PV and solar thermal storage power need not depend on costly and polluting coal gas fired power generation for ensuring stable grid operation 30 Solar electricity price is going to become the benchmark price for deciding the other fuel prices petroleum products natural gas biogas LNG CNG LPG coal lignite biomass etc based on their ultimate use and advantages 31 32 33 The energy policy of India is characterized by trade offs between four major drivers A rapidly growing economy with a need for dependable and reliable supply of electricity gas and petroleum products 34 Increasing household incomes with a need for an affordable and adequate supply of electricity and clean cooking fuels limited domestic reserves of fossil fuels and the need to import a vast fraction of the natural gas and crude oil and recently the need to import coal as well and indoor urban and regional environmental impacts necessitating the need for the adoption of cleaner fuels and cleaner technologies In recent years these challenges have led to a major set of continuing reforms restructuring and a focus on energy conservation India Industry wise total primary energy use of 87599 petajoules in 2019 20 35 Electricity gas steam amp air conditioning supply 26 Transportation amp Storage 2 Other Industries 19 Households 7 Accumulation 3 Export 6 Agriculture Forestry amp Fishery 2 Mining amp Quarring 1 Manufacturing 34 India Total primary energy supply of 882 Mtoe in 2017 36 37 Coal 44 3 Biomass and waste 21 2 Petroleum amp oth liquids 25 3 Natural gas 5 8 Nuclear 1 1 Hydroelectric 1 4 Other renewables 0 9 Contents 1 Oil and gas 2 Coal 3 Bio fuels 4 Nuclear power 5 Hydro electricity 6 Wind power 7 Solar energy 8 Hydrogen energy 9 Electricity as a substitute for imported LPG and PNG 10 Energy trading with neighboring countries 11 Policy framework 12 Electricity generation 13 Energy conservation and carbon trading 14 Rural electrification 15 See also 16 References 17 External linksOil and gas editSee also Oil and gas industry in India nbsp An ONGC platform at Bombay High in the Arabian Sea nbsp India s oil deficit nbsp Gas Balance of IndiaIndia ranks third in oil consumption with 4 669 million barrels day in 2020 after USA and China During the calendar year 2019 India imported 221 7 million tons of crude oil and 44 4 million tons of refined petroleum products and exported 60 7 million tons of refined petroleum products India is the second biggest net importer of crude oil and its products after China 38 India has built surplus world class refining capacity using imported crude oil for exporting refined petroleum products The net imports of crude oil is lesser by one fourth after accounting exports and imports of refined petroleum products 39 Natural gas production was 26 9 billion cubic meters and consumption 59 7 billion cubic meters during the calendar year 2019 During the financial year 2012 13 the production of crude oil was 37 86 million tons and 40 679 million standard cubic meters nearly 26 85 million tons natural gas The net import of crude oil amp petroleum products is 146 70 million tons worth of Rs 5611 40 billion This includes 9 534 million tons of LNG imports worth of Rs 282 15 billion 40 Internationally LNG price One million Btu of LNG 0 1724 barrels of crude oil boe 29 52 cubic meters of natural gas 21 kg of natural gas 29 2 liters diesel 21 3 kg LPG 0 293 MWh is fixed below crude oil price in terms of heating value 41 42 LNG is slowly gaining its role as direct use fuel in the road and marine transport without regasification 43 44 45 By the end of June 2016 LNG price has fallen by nearly 50 below its oil parity price making it more economical fuel than diesel gas oil in transport sector 46 47 In 2012 13 India consumed 15 744 million tons petrol and 69 179 million tons diesel which are mainly produced from imported crude oil at huge foreign exchange out go Using natural gas for heating cooking and electricity generation is not economical as more and more locally produced natural gas will be converted into LNG for use in the transport sector to reduce crude oil imports 48 49 In addition to the conventional natural gas production coal gasification coal bed methane coal mine methane and Biogas digesters Renewable natural gas will also become a source of LNG forming decentralised base for the production of LNG to cater to the widely distributed demand 50 51 52 53 There is possibility to convert most of the heavy duty vehicles including diesel driven rail engines into LNG fuelled vehicles to reduce diesel consumption drastically with operational cost and least pollution benefits 54 55 56 Also the break even price at user end for switching from imported coal to LNG in electricity generation is estimated near US 6 per million British thermal units 20 MWh 57 The advent of cheaper marine CNG transport will restrict LNG use in high end transport sector to replace costly liquid fuels leaving imported CNG use for other needs 58 59 60 As the marine CNG transport is economical for medium distance transport and has fast unloading flexibility at many ports without costly unloading facilities they have become alternate solution to submarine gas pipelines 61 62 Natural gas methane can also be converted cheaply into hydrogen gas and carbon black without emitting any greenhouse gas for use in the transport sector with fuel cell vehicle technology 63 The state owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation ONGC acquired shares in oil fields in countries like Sudan Syria Iran and Nigeria investments that have led to diplomatic tensions with the United States 64 Because of political instability in the Middle East and increasing domestic demand for energy India is keen on decreasing its dependency on OPEC to meet its oil demand and increasing its energy security Several Indian oil companies primarily led by ONGC and Reliance Industries have started a massive hunt for oil in several regions in India including Rajasthan Krishna Godavari Basin and north eastern Himalayas 65 India has nearly 63 tcf technically recoverable resources of shale gas which can meet all its needs for twenty years if exploited 66 67 68 India is developing an offshore gas field in Mozambique 69 The proposed Iran Pakistan India pipeline is a part of India s plan to meet its increasing energy demand Coal edit nbsp A coal mine in Jharkhand stateSee also Coal by country and Coal mining in India India has the world s 3rd largest proven coal reserves with nearly 177 billion metric tons as on 1 April 2021 70 71 In India coal is the bulk primary energy contributor with 56 90 share equivalent to 452 2 Mtoe in 2018 7 India is also the second largest importer of coal 141 7 Mtoe in 2018 and the second largest consumer of coal with 452 2 Mtoe in 2018 7 India is also home to the world s largest coal company Coal India Ltd which controls 85 of the country s coal production with 7 8 production share of coal including lignite in the world 72 Top five hard and brown coal producing countries in 2013 2012 are million tons China 3 680 3 645 United States 893 922 India 605 607 Australia 478 453 and Indonesia 421 386 However India ranks fifth in global coal production at 228 Mtoe 5 9 in 2013 when its inferior quality coal tonnage is converted into tons of oil equivalent 41 Coal fired power plants account for 59 of India s installed electricity capacity 73 74 After electricity production coal is also used for cement production in substantial quantity 75 Pet coke availability at a cheaper price than local coal is replacing coal in cement plants 76 In financial year 2021 22 India imported nearly 209 million tons of steam coal and coking coal which is 20 of total consumption to meet the demand in electricity cement and steel production In the FY2021 22 India imported nearly 57 16 million tons 90 of coking coal against the consumption of 63 74 MT 77 Gasification of coal or lignite or pet coke produces syngas or coal gas or coke oven gas which is a mixture of hydrogen carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide gases 78 Coal gas can be converted into synthetic natural gas SNG by using Fischer Tropsch process at low pressure and high temperature 79 Coal gas can also be produced by underground coal gasification where the coal deposits are located deep in the ground or uneconomical to mine the coal 80 CNG and LNG are emerging as economical alternatives to diesel oil with the escalation in international crude oil prices 81 Synthetic natural gas production technologies have tremendous scope to meet the transport sector requirements fully using the locally available coal in India 82 Dankuni coal complex is producing syngas which is piped to the industrial users in Calcutta 83 84 Many coal based fertiliser plants which are shut down can also be retrofitted economically to produce SNG as LNG and CNG fetch good price by substituting imports 85 Recently Indian government fixed the natural gas price at producer end as US 5 61 per million British thermal units 19 1 MWh on net calorific value NCV basis which is at par with the estimated SNG price from coal 86 87 Bio fuels edit nbsp Gasification of Char Coal nbsp Pyrolysis of carbonaceous fuels nbsp Biomass pellet fuel from IndiaSee also Second generation biofuels Gasification of biomass yields wood gas or syngas which can be converted into carbon neutral methanol 88 Nearly 750 million tons of nonedible by cattle biomass is available annually in India which can be put to higher value addition use and substitute imported crude oil coal LNG urea fertilizer nuclear fuels etc It is estimated that the renewable and carbon neutral biomass resources of India can replace the present consumption of all fossil fuels when used productively 89 Biomass is going to play a crucial role to make India self sufficient in the energy sector and carbon neutral 90 A huge quantity of imported coal is being used in pulverized coal fired power stations Raw biomass can not be used in pulverized coal mills as they are difficult to grind into fine powder due to caking property of raw biomass However biomass can be used after torrefaction in the pulverized coal mills to replace imported coal 91 North west and southern regions can replace imported coal use with torrefied biomass where surplus agriculture crop residual biomass is available 92 93 Biomass power plants can also get extra income by selling the Renewable Purchase Certificates RPC 94 Central Government has made cofiring minimum 5 of biomass mandatary from October 2022 in all coal fired plants 95 96 In cement production carbon neutral biomass is being used to replace coal for reducing carbon footprint drastically 97 98 Biogas or natural gas or methane produced from farm agro crop domestic waste can also be used for producing protein rich feed for cattle fish poultry pet animals economically by cultivating Methylococcus capsulatus bacteria culture in a decentralised manner near to the rural consumption areas with tiny land and water foot print 99 100 101 32 102 With the availability of CO2 gas as by product from these units cheaper production cost of algae oil from algae or spirulina particularly in tropical countries like India would displace the prime position of crude oil in near future 103 104 105 Reliance Industries is already producing hydrogen from Torrefied Biomass from its pet coke coal gasifiers and planning to install a blue hydrogen pilot plant of 50 tonnes per day plant using a catalytic gasification process 106 India s three Oil Marketing Companies OMCs are currently setting up 12 second generation ethanol plants across the country which will collect agriculture waste from farmers and convert it into bio ethanol 107 108 In 2018 India has set a target to produce 15 million tons of biogas bio CNG by installing 5 000 large scale commercial type biogas plants which can produce daily 12 5 tons of bio CNG by each plant 109 110 As of May 2022 nearly 35 such plants are in operation 111 Biopropane is also produced from non edible vegetable oils used cooking oil waste animal fats etc 112 113 Nuclear power editFurther information Nuclear power in India nbsp The Kudankulam Nuclear power plant 2x1000 MW in Tamil Nadu while under constructionIndia boasts a quickly advancing and active nuclear power program It is expected to have 20 GW of nuclear capacity by 2020 though it currently stands as 9th in the world in terms of nuclear capacity An Achilles heel of the Indian nuclear power program is the fact that India is not a signatory of the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty This has many times in its history prevented it from obtaining nuclear technology vital to expanding its nuclear industry Another consequence of this is that much of its program has been domestically developed much like its nuclear weapons program The United States India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act seems to be a way to get access to advanced nuclear technologies for India Further information India s three stage nuclear power programme India has been using imported enriched uranium and is under International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA safeguards but it has developed various aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle to support its reactors The development of select technologies has been strongly affected by limited imports The use of heavy water reactors has been particularly attractive for the nation because it allows uranium to be burnt with little to no enrichment India has also done a great amount of work in the development of a thorium centered fuel cycle While uranium deposits in the nation are extremely limited there are much greater reserves of thorium and it could provide hundreds of times the energy with the same mass of fuel The fact that thorium can theoretically be utilized in heavy water reactors has tied the development of the two A prototype reactor that would burn uranium plutonium fuel while irradiating a thorium blanket is under construction at the Madras Kalpakkam Atomic Power Station Uranium used for the weapons program has been separate from the power program using uranium from scant indigenous reserves Hydro electricity editSee also Hydroelectric power in India and Power sector of Andhra Pradesh Pumped storage hydroelectricity projects India is endowed with economically exploitable and viable hydro potential assessed to be about 125 570 MW at 60 capacity factor 114 India ranked fourth globally by underutilized hydropower potential In addition 6 780 MW in terms of installed capacity from Small Mini and Micro Hydel schemes have been assessed Also 56 sites for pumped storage schemes PSS with an aggregate installed capacity of 94 000 MW have been identified for catering to peak electricity demand and water pumping for irrigation needs 115 It is the most widely used form of renewable energy but the economically exploitable hydropower potential keeps on varying due to technological developments and the comparable cost of electricity generation from other sources citation needed The hydro electric potential of India ranks 5th in terms of exploitable hydro potential on the global scenario The installed capacity of hydropower is 45 315 MW as of 31 May 2018 116 India ranks sixth in hydro electricity generation globally after China Canada Brazil USA and Russia During the year 2017 18 the total hydroelectricity generation in India is 126 123 billion kWh which works out to 24 000 MW at a 60 capacity factor Till now the hydroelectricity sector is dominated by the state and central government owned companies but this sector is going to grow faster with the participation of the private sector in developing the hydro potential located in the Himalaya mountain ranges including northeast of India 117 However the hydropower potential in central India forming part of Godavari Mahanadi and Narmada river basins has not yet been developed on a major scale due to potential opposition from the tribal population Pumped storage including off the river pumped storage power schemes are perfect centralized peaking power stations for load management in the electricity grid dominated by variable renewable energy generation such as solar and wind power 118 PSS would be in high demand for meeting peak load demand and storing the surplus electricity as India graduates from an electricity deficit to an electricity surplus They also produce secondary seasonal power at no additional cost when rivers are flooding with excess water Storing electricity by other alternative systems such as batteries compressed air storage systems etc is costlier than electricity production by standby generator 119 India has already established nearly 4785 MW pumped storage capacity which is part of its installed hydro power plants 120 Wind power edit nbsp Mean wind speed in India 121 nbsp Progress in India s installed wind power generating capacity since 2006Main article Wind power in India India has the fourth largest installed wind power capacity in the world 19 122 As of 31 December 2017 the installed capacity of wind power was 32 848 MW an increase of 4148 MW over the previous year 123 124 Wind power accounts for nearly 10 of India s total installed power generation capacity and generated 52 666 billion kWh in the fiscal year 2017 18 which is nearly 3 of total electricity generation 125 The capacity utilisation factor is nearly 16 in the fiscal year 2017 18 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy MNRE of India has announced a revised estimation of the potential wind power resource excluding offshore wind power potential from 49 130 MW assessed at 50m Hub heights to 102 788 MW assessed at 80m Hub height at 15 capacity factor Solar energy editMain articles Solar power in India and Growth of photovoltaics nbsp Global Horizontal Irradiation in India 126 India s solar energy insolation is about 5 000 T kWh per year i e 600 TW far more than its current total primary energy consumption 127 128 India s long term solar potential could be unparalleled in the world because it has the ideal combination of both high solar insolation and a big potential consumer base density 129 130 Also a major factor influencing a region s energy intensity is the cost of energy consumed for temperature control Since cooling load requirements are roughly in phase with the sun s intensity cooling from intense solar radiation could make perfect energy economic sense in the subcontinent located mostly in the tropics Installation of solar power PV plants requires nearly 2 0 hectares 5 acres of land per MW capacity which is similar to coal fired power plants when life cycle coal mining consumptive water storage amp ash disposal areas are also accounted for and hydropower plants when submergence area of the water reservoir is also accounted 1 6 million MW capacity solar plants can be installed in India on its 1 land 32 000 square km There are vast tracts of land suitable for solar power in all parts of India exceeding 8 of its total area which are unproductive barren and devoid of vegetation 131 Part of wastelands 32 000 square km when installed with solar power plants can produce 2400 billion kWh of electricity two times the total generation in 2013 14 with land productivity yield of 0 9 million Rs per acre 3 Rs kWh price which is at par with many industrial areas and many times more than the best productive irrigated agriculture lands 132 Moreover these solar power units are not dependent on the supply of any raw material and are self productive There is unlimited scope for solar electricity to replace all fossil fuel energy requirements natural gas coal lignite and crude oil if all the marginally productive lands are occupied by solar power plants in the future The solar power potential of India can meet perennially to cater to per capita energy consumption at par with USA Japan for the peak population in its demographic transition 133 Solar thermal power nbsp Typical tower type CSP plant The 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cloudy daytime also In India this disadvantage can be overcome by installing pumped storage hydroelectricity stations to store the surplus electricity generated during the daytime for meeting the demand during the night hours 118 In addition to harnessing most of the water resources the embankment canals originating from the coastal reservoirs would also be envisaged with pumped storage hydroelectricity features to store the surplus electricity available during the daytime and reconvert to electricity during the nighttime This is achieved by utilizing all the usable river waters by interlinking Indian rivers and envisaging coastal reservoirs 118 Also all existing and future hydropower stations can be expanded with additional pumped storage hydroelectricity units to cater nighttime electricity consumption Most of the groundwater pumping power can be met directly by solar power during the daytime To achieve food security India needs to achieve water security which is possible only by energy security for harnessing its water resources 139 140 Electric vehicles See also Electric vehicle industry in India The retail prices of petrol and diesel are high in India to make electricity driven vehicles more economical as more and more electricity is generated from solar energy in near future without appreciable environmental effects During the year 2018 many IPPs offered to sell solar power below 3 00 Rs kWh to feed into the high voltage grid 141 This price is far below the affordable retail electricity tariff for the solar power to replace petrol and diesel use in transport sector 142 The retail price of diesel is 101 00 Rs liter in 2021 22 and the retail price of petrol was 110 00 liter The affordable electricity retail price 860 kcal kWh at 75 input electricity to shaft power conversion efficiency to replace diesel lower heating value 8572 kcal liter at 40 fuel energy to crankshaft conversion efficiency is up to 19 Kwh The affordable electricity retail price 860 kcal kWh at 75 input electricity to shaft power conversion efficiency to replace petrol lower heating value 7693 kcal liter at 33 fuel energy to crankshaft conversion efficiency is up to 28 Kwh In 2021 22 India consumed 30 849 million tons of petrol and 76 687 million tons of diesel which are mainly produced from imported crude oil at huge foreign exchange outgo 142 40 V2G is also feasible with electricity driven vehicles for catering to the peak load in the electricity grid Electricity driven vehicles would become popular in the future when the energy storage battery technology becomes more compact lesser density longer lasting and maintenance free 143 144 Hydrogen energy editSee also Power to gas and List of fuel cell vehicles The national hydrogen energy road map is constantly evolving in India by consolidating various capabilities at institutional and research centers 145 The Hydrogen Energy program started in India after joining the IPHE International Partnership for Hydrogen Economy in the year 2003 146 There are nineteen other countries including Australia United States UK Japan etc 147 This global partnership helps India to set up commercial use of Hydrogen gas as an energy source 148 149 India is already producing blue hydrogen from biomass using the petcoke gasifiers 106 Nearly 412 000 metric tons year capacity green hydrogen projects are awarded to produce green hydrogen by the end of 2026 150 Hydrogen is a carbon neutral fuel 151 26 Solar electricity prices in India have already fallen below the affordable price INR 5 00 per kWh to generate 0 041 lb kWh hydrogen which is equivalent to 0 071 litres of petrol in terms of lower heating value to make hydrogen economical fuel by sourcing from electrolysis of water to replace petrol gasoline as transport fuel 152 153 147 Vehicles with fuel cell technology based on hydrogen gas are nearly twice more efficient compared to diesel petrol fueled engines 154 155 156 Hydrogen can be generated cheaply by splitting methane using electricity without emitting any greenhouse gas and also extracted from wood gas produced from carbon neutral biomass 63 157 A luxury FCEV car generates one liter of bottled quality drinking water for every 10 km ride which is a significant byproduct 158 Also FCEV does not emit any particulate matter but removes particulate matter up to PM2 5 from the ambient air 159 Any medium or heavy duty vehicle can be retrofitted in to fuel cell vehicle as its system power density watts litre and system specific power watts kg are comparable with that of internal combustion engine 160 161 The cost and durability of fuel cell engines with economies of scale production line are comparable with the petrol diesel engines 162 163 The excess power generation capacity available in India is nearly 500 billion units year presently and another 75 000 MW conventional power generating capacity is in pipeline excluding the targeted 175 000 MW renewable power by 2022 164 165 10 The hydrogen fuel generated by 500 billion units of electricity can replace all diesel and petrol consumed by heavy and medium duty vehicles in India completely obviating the need of crude oil imports for internal consumption 166 Use of hydrogen as fuel to replace jet fuel by aircraft is also a promising proposition 167 Converting petrol diesel driven road vehicles in to fuel cell electric vehicles on priority would save the huge import cost of crude oil and transform the stranded electricity infrastructure into productive assets with major boost to the overall economic growth 168 Hydrogen spiked CNG is made available in Delhi to reduce pollution emissions from BS IV compliant old buses 169 Electricity as a substitute for imported LPG and PNG editSee also Energy in India The net import of LPG was 16 607 million tons and the total consumption was 28 33 million tons and the domestic consumption was 25 502 million tons which is 90 of total consumption in 2021 22 40 170 The LPG import content is nearly 57 of total consumption in India in 2021 22 The affordable electricity retail price 860 kcal kWh at 74 heating efficiency to replace LPG lower heating value 11 000 kcal kg at 40 heating efficiency in domestic cooking is up to 10 2 Rs kWh when the retail price of an LPG cylinder is Rs 1000 without subsidy with 14 2 kg LPG content 171 Replacing LPG consumption with electricity reduces its imports substantially 172 India s piped natural gas PNG for domestic cooking needs was 12 175 million standard cubic meters mmscm which is nearly 19 of total natural gas consumption in 2021 22 173 Natural gas LNG import content is nearly 56 of total consumption in 2021 22 173 The affordable electricity retail tariff 860 Kcal kWh at 74 heating efficiency to replace PNG net calorific value 8 500 Kcal scm at 40 heating efficiency in domestic cooking is up to 9 kWh when the retail price of PNG is 47 59 per scm 174 175 Replacing PNG consumption with electricity would reduce costly LNG imports substantially The domestic consumption of kerosene was 1 291 million tons out of 1 493 million tons total consumption in 2021 22 The subsidized retail price of kerosene is 15 liter whereas the export import price is 79 liter The affordable electricity retail tariff 860 Kcal Kwh at 74 heating efficiency to replace kerosene net calorific value 8240 Kcal liter at 40 heating efficiency in domestic cooking is up to 15 22 kWh when the kerosene retail price is 79 liter During the year 2021 22 The plant load factor PLF of coal fired thermal power stations nearly 210 GW was 58 86 only whereas these stations can run above 85 PLF comfortably provided there is adequate electricity demand in the country 176 The possible additional net electricity generation at 85 PLF is nearly 450 billion kWh enough to replace all the LPG PNG and kerosene consumption in domestic sector 177 The incremental cost of generating additional electricity is only their coal fuel cost which is less than 4 Rs kWh Enhancing the PLF of coal fired stations and encouraging domestic electricity consumers to substitute electricity in place of LPG and Kerosene in household cooking would reduce the government subsidies and the idle capacity of thermal power stations can be put to use economically Domestic consumers who are willing to surrender the subsidized LPG Kerosene permits or are eligible for subsidized LPG Kerosene permits may be given free electricity connection and a subsidized electricity tariff 178 To avoid the possibility of fatal electric shocks power is supplied to the electric cook stove through a residual current circuit breaker Since December 2018 IPPs have been offering to sell solar power below 2 90 Rs kWh to feed into the high voltage grid 179 This price is below the affordable electricity tariff for the solar power to replace LPG PNG and Kerosene use at a subsidized price of LPG or Kerosene in the domestic sector 180 Two wheelers and three wheelers consume 62 and 6 of petrol respectively in India The saved LPG Autogas replaced by electricity in the domestic sector can be used by two and three wheelers with operational cost and least pollution benefits 181 54 182 LPG is also used in heavy duty vehicles boats trains off road construction or mining or farming or other equipment to replace diesel or petrol with economy and environmental advantages 183 It is also possible to convert the existing heavy duty diesel engines to dual fuel with LPG for reducing the PM10 particulate emissions 183 Existing petrol engines can be converted at low cost into 100 LPG or dual fuel with LPG for achieving enhanced fuel efficiency and economy with drastically reduced emissions 184 183 Non subsidy LPG prices are below the diesel or petrol prices in India in terms of heat content heat content wise one kg of LPG is equal to 1 85 liters of LPG or 1 37 liters of diesel oil or 1 48 liters of petrol 185 Cheaper butane a constituent of LPG propane and butane mixture can be directly mixed with petrol gasoline for better use in vehicles 186 Instead of using LPG as a heating fuel in the domestic sector for higher end usage propane can also be converted into alkylate which is a premium gasoline blending stock because it has exceptional antiknock properties and gives clean burning 187 Propane can be used in hydrogen Ammonia production with advantages compared to natural gas and also can be transported much cheaper than LNG or natural gas 188 Energy trading with neighboring countries editThe per capita electricity consumption is low compared to many countries despite cheaper electricity tariff in India 189 Despite low electricity per capita consumption in India the country is going to achieve surplus electricity generation during the 12th plan 2012 to 2017 period provided its coal production and transport infrastructure is developed adequately 190 191 192 India has been exporting electricity to Bangladesh and Nepal and importing excess electricity in Bhutan 193 194 Surplus electricity can be exported to the neighbouring countries in return for natural gas supplies from Pakistan Bangladesh and Myanmar 195 Bangladesh Myanmar and Pakistan are producing substantial natural gas and using for electricity generation purposes 196 Bangladesh Myanmar and Pakistan produce 55 million cubic metres per day mcmd 9 mcmd and 118 mcmd out of which 20 mcmd 1 4 mcmd and 34 mcmd are consumed for electricity generation respectively 197 198 Whereas the natural gas production in India is not even adequate to meet its non electricity requirements 199 Bangladesh Myanmar and Pakistan have proven reserves of 200 billion cubic meters bcm 1200 bcm and 500 bcm respectively 7 There is ample opportunity for mutually beneficial trading in energy resources with these countries 200 India can supply its surplus electricity to Pakistan and Bangladesh in return for the natural gas imports by gas pipelines 201 Similarly India can develop on BOOT basis hydro power projects in Bhutan Nepal and Myanmar India might also be able to enter into long term power purchase agreements with China for developing the hydropower potential of the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon in the Brahmaputra River basin of Tibet 202 There is ample trading synergy for India with its neighboring countries in securing its energy requirements 203 India s National Grid is synchronously interconnected to Bhutan and asynchronously linked with Bangladesh Myanmar and Nepal 204 An undersea interconnection to Sri Lanka India Sri Lanka HVDC Interconnection have been proposed 205 Sri Lanka can also export its surplus renewable energy solar onshore wind offshore wind etc to india in future 206 In 2015 Nepal imported 224 21 MW of electric power from India and Bangladesh imported 500 MW 207 208 In 2018 Bangladesh proposed importing 10 000 MW power from India 209 To encourage the carbon neutral solar power generation plans are made to transform the Indian national grid into a transnational grid expanding up to Vietnam towards east and Saudi Arabia towards west spanning nearly 7 000 km wide 210 211 Being at the central location of the widened grid India will be able to import the excess solar power available outside its territory at cheaper prices to meet the morning and evening peak load power demands without much costly energy storage 212 Policy framework editIn general India s strategy is to encourage the development of renewable sources of energy by offering financial incentives from the federal and state governments 213 With the abundant solar energy resource combined with adequate high head pumped hydroelectric energy storage potential India is capable to meet the ultimate energy requirements of its peak population from its renewable energy sources alone 119 214 In 2021 the government has upped India s target to 500GW of renewable energy by 2030 215 Increasing energy consumption associated primarily with activities in transport mining and manufacturing in India needs rethinking on India s energy production 216 The following trends are manifested in the energy policy to achieve energy self sufficiency least pollution climate change mitigation and long term sustainability 214 142 Purpose Preferred fuel Next preferred fuel Least preferred fuelMobile military hardware Indigenous diesel Indigenous petrol Ethanol Biodiesel NilAir transport Biodiesel Biomethanol Bioethanol 217 LNG Ammonia 218 ATF HSKMarine transport Biomethanol Biodiesel Bioethanol Nuclear fuel battery power Pyrolysis oil LNG CNG FCEV LDO HFO Bunker fuel Diesel 219 Heavy duty road vehicles FCEV Battery power Bio methanol Bioethanol Biodiesel 220 LNG CNG LPG Diesel Animal draught powerPassenger four wheel vehicles Battery power FCEV Biodiesel Bio methanol Bioethanol LPG LNG Diesel PetrolPassenger two three wheel vehicles Battery power Biodiesel Bio methanol Bioethanol LPG CNG Petrol Animal draught powerRailways Electricity FCEV Biodiesel Bio methanol Bioethanol LNG LPG DieselIllumination Lighting Electricity Bio CNG CNG LPG KeroseneCooking Electricity Bio methanol Bio CNG CNG Biochar Kerosene LPG FirewoodSpace amp water heating Electricity Pyrolysis oil Biochar Solar energy Bio methanol Bio CNG CNG Kerosene LPG FirewoodCommercial Domestic appliances Electricity Battery power Biomethanol Bioethanol Diesel Petrol LPG CNGIndustrial motive power Electricity Bio methanol Bioethanol Bio CNG Biodiesel Pyrolysis oil CNG LPG Diesel PetrolIndustrial heating Electricity Solar thermal energy Biomass Pyrolysis oil Biochar Biogas PNG Kerosene LPG FirewoodUrea fertilizer Biogas syngas Biochar Electricity Biomass Natural gas Indigenous petcock Naphtha CoalPipeline transport Electricity Biodiesel Hydrogen fuel cell generator Natural gas DieselWater pumping Electricity Biodiesel LPG Kerosene Diesel PetrolAgriculture heating amp drying Biomass Pyrolysis oil Solar energy LPG Electricity Diesel PetrolAgriculture appliances Electricity LPG Biodiesel Pyrolysis oil CNG Diesel PetrolBitcoin mining Carbon neutral electricity Cheaper electricity generated from fossil fuels 221 Costly electricity sourced from fossil fuels Electricity Generation Solar Power Wind Hydropower biomass Torrifacted biomass Biochar Biogas plant residue pumped storage hydroelectricity CNG Animal draught power peaking power only Battery energy storage system Petrol Diesel NGL LPG LDO HFO Naptha Nuclear Coal PetcokeSteel production Renewable electricity Charcoal Biochar Renewable hydrogen LPG CNG 222 Coke CoalCement production Indigenous petcock Biomass 97 Waste organic matter 223 Renewable electricity LPG CNG CoalRoads construction Bioasphalt carbon neutral cement Cement AsphaltFeed stock for Petrochemicals Acetylene and hydrogen generated by renewable electricity Biogas Hydrogen from wood gas 157 Substitute natural gas Bioethanol Biodiesel Bio methanol Ethane NapthaProtein rich cattle fish feed CNG PNG Biogas LNG SNG from coal Coalbed methane Coal mine methane SNG from renewable electricity SNG from the indigenous petcock NilIndustrial raw materials As economically required Nil NilElectricity generation editMain article Electricity sector in India The installed capacity of utility power plants is 314 64 GW as on 31 January 2017 and the gross electricity generated by utilities during the year 2015 16 is 1168 359 billion kWh which includes auxiliary power consumption of power generating stations The installed capacity of captive power plants in industries 1 MW and above is 50 289 MW as on 31 March 2017 and generated 197 billion kWh in the financial year 2016 17 224 In addition there are nearly 75 000 MW aggregate capacity diesel generator sets with units sizes between 100 KVA and 1000 KVA 225 All India per capita consumption of Electricity is nearly 1 122 kWh during the financial year 2016 17 224 nbsp Ramagundam Thermal Power Station 2600 MW TelanganaTotal installed Power generation Capacity end of April 2017 226 Source Utilities Capacity MW Captive Power Capacity MW Coal 194 402 88 59 9 29 888 00 59 43Hydroelectricity 44 594 42 14 0 64 00 0 11Renewable energy source 50 018 00 15 9 Included in Oil Natural Gas 25 329 38 8 1 6 061 00 12 05Nuclear 6 780 00 1 8 Oil 837 63 0 3 14 285 00 28 41Total 329 204 53 50 289 00 100The total installed utility power generation capacity as on 30 April 2017 with sector wise amp type wise break up is as given below 226 Sector Thermal MW Nuclear MW Renewable MW Total MW Coal Gas Diesel Sub TotalThermal Hydro OtherRenewableCentral 55 245 00 7 490 83 0 00 62 735 83 6 780 00 11 651 42 0 00 81 167 25 25State 65 145 50 7 257 95 363 93 72 767 38 0 00 29 703 00 1 963 80 104 447 28 32Private 74 012 38 10 580 60 473 70 85 066 68 0 00 3 240 00 55 283 33 143 590 01 43All India 194 402 88 25 329 38 837 63 220 569 88 6 780 00 44 594 42 57 260 23 329 204 53 100Yearly gross electricity generation mode wise GWh 227 Year Fossil Fuel Nuclear Hydro Subtotal RES 228 Utility and Captive PowerCoal Oil Gas Minihydro Solar Wind Biomass Other Subtotal Utility Captive Misc Total2021 22 4 1 078 444 115 36 143 47 019 151 695 1 313 418 10 463 73 483 68 640 16 056 2 268 170 912 1 484 442 235 000 na 1 719 4422020 21 229 981 239 129 51 027 42 949 150 305 1 225 649 10 258 60 402 60 150 14 816 1621 147 247 230 1 373 187 200 000 na 1 573 1872019 20 231 995 840 108 48 497 46 381 155 970 1 246 796 9 366 50 103 64 639 13 843 366 138 318 232 1 385 114 239 567 na 1 622 9832018 19 233 1 021 997 129 49 886 37 706 135 040 1 244 758 8 703 39 268 62 036 16 325 425 126 757 1 371 517 175 000 na 1 546 5172017 18 986 591 386 50 208 38 346 126 123 1 201 653 5 056 25 871 52 666 15 252 358 101 839 1 303 493 183 000 na 1 486 4932016 17 944 850 262 49 100 37 663 122 313 1 154 188 7 673 12 086 46 011 14 159 213 81 949 1 236 137 197 000 na 1 433 3922015 16 896 260 406 47 122 37 413 121 377 1 102 578 8 355 7 450 28 604 16 681 269 65 781 1 168 359 183 611 na 1 351 9702014 15 835 838 1 407 41 075 36 102 129 244 1 043 666 8 060 4 600 28 214 14 944 414 61 780 1 105 446 166 426 na 1 271 8722013 14 746 087 1 868 44 522 34 228 134 847 961 552 na 3 350 na na na 59 615 1 021 167 156 643 na 1 177 8102012 13 691 341 2 449 66 664 32 866 113 720 907 040 na na na na na 57 449 964 489 144 009 na 1 108 4982011 12 612 497 2 649 93 281 32 286 130 511 871 224 na na na na na 51 226 922 451 134 387 na 1 056 838Notes Coal includes lignite Misc includes contributions from emergency diesel generator sets Hydro includes pumped storage generation na data not available In 2019 20 the total generation from all renewable energy sources is nearly 20 of the total electricity generation utility and captive in India Energy conservation and carbon trading editSee also Negawatt power The greenest energy is the energy we do not use Energy conservation has emerged as a major policy objective and the Energy Conservation Act 2001 was passed by the Indian Parliament in September 2001 234 This Act requires large energy consumers to adhere to energy consumption norms new buildings to follow the Energy Conservation Building Code and appliances to meet energy performance standards and to display energy consumption labels The Act also created the Bureau of Energy Efficiency to implement the provisions of the Act In 2015 Prime Minister Mr Modi launched a scheme called Prakash Path urging people to use LED lamps in place of other lamps to drastically cut down lighting power requirements and the evening peak electricity load Energy efficient brushless DC fans at subsidized prices are offered to the electricity consumers by the electricity distribution companies DisComs to decrease peak electricity load 235 236 Energy saving certificates PAT various renewable purchase obligations RPO and renewable energy certificates REC are also traded on the power exchanges regularly 237 238 Recent amendment to Energy Conservation Act in December 2022 included carbon trading provisions green fuels mandatory use etc 239 As of May 2023 carbon emission trading system or carbon trading market is not started in India 240 Enhancing soil carbon or 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