84
3 The Challenges of Energy Supply
223027.34
6780.00
45399.22
74081.66
805433.52
28457.54
116041.57
97923.70
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
THERMAL
NUCLEAR
HYDRO
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
Capacity (MW)
Generaon (MU)
Fig. 3.8 Capacity (MW) and actual generation (million units) of electricity in India during 2018–
2019 (till December 2018) (Source Lok Sabha 2019a)
The 12th five-year plan (2012–2017 period) is the first plan that took climate
risk seriously and suggested the following focal areas (Planning Commission 2015),
namely:
i. Advanced coal technologies.
ii. National wind and solar energy mission.
iii. Technology improvement in steel and cement industry.
iv. Energy efficiency program in industry.
v. Vehicle fuel efficiency.
vi. Efficiency in freight transport.
vii. Faster adoption of green building codes.
viii. Improving the stock of forest and tree cover.
ix. Enhance 30,000 megawatts of renewable energy capacity (Fig. 3.8).
3.3 Inconsistent Power Generation by States
During the decade of 2006–2016, several states/union territories showed decline in
electricity generation, including national capital Delhi, where electricity generation
declined from 10,979.6 MWh in 2006 to 6206.1 MWh in 2016. Inexplicably, the
state of Goa showed drastic reduction from 443 MWh in 2006 to zero MWh in
2016. Similarly, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Chandigarh, Lakshadweep, and Mizoram
brought down their generation to naught.
The details are provided in Fig. 3.9.
Fortunately, the downtrend in electricity generation by some states was compensated by sharp increase in production in 20 states/union territories with Sikkim
showing a jump of 820% from 386 MWh in 2006 to 3551.9 in 2016, followed
by Tripura 355% and others as shown in Fig. 3.10.
3 The Challenges of Energy Supply
223027.34
6780.00
45399.22
74081.66
805433.52
28457.54
116041.57
97923.70
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
THERMAL
NUCLEAR
HYDRO
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
Capacity (MW)
Generaon (MU)
Fig. 3.8 Capacity (MW) and actual generation (million units) of electricity in India during 2018–
2019 (till December 2018) (Source Lok Sabha 2019a)
The 12th five-year plan (2012–2017 period) is the first plan that took climate
risk seriously and suggested the following focal areas (Planning Commission 2015),
namely:
i. Advanced coal technologies.
ii. National wind and solar energy mission.
iii. Technology improvement in steel and cement industry.
iv. Energy efficiency program in industry.
v. Vehicle fuel efficiency.
vi. Efficiency in freight transport.
vii. Faster adoption of green building codes.
viii. Improving the stock of forest and tree cover.
ix. Enhance 30,000 megawatts of renewable energy capacity (Fig. 3.8).
3.3 Inconsistent Power Generation by States
During the decade of 2006–2016, several states/union territories showed decline in
electricity generation, including national capital Delhi, where electricity generation
declined from 10,979.6 MWh in 2006 to 6206.1 MWh in 2016. Inexplicably, the
state of Goa showed drastic reduction from 443 MWh in 2006 to zero MWh in
2016. Similarly, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Chandigarh, Lakshadweep, and Mizoram
brought down their generation to naught.
The details are provided in Fig. 3.9.
Fortunately, the downtrend in electricity generation by some states was compensated by sharp increase in production in 20 states/union territories with Sikkim
showing a jump of 820% from 386 MWh in 2006 to 3551.9 in 2016, followed
by Tripura 355% and others as shown in Fig. 3.10.