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GENERAL PERCEPTION
CONVENTIONAL POWER (FOSSIL FUEL) :-
RESOURCE LIMITED – RELIABLE – AFFORDABLE
NON CONVENTIONAL POWER (RENEWABLES):-
RESOURCE UNLIMITED – NON RELIABLE – NON AFFORDABLE
ENERGY SECURITY
VISION OF PRESIDENT OF INDIA
H.E. MR. ABDUL KALAM
“WE CAN ACHIEVE ENERGY INDEPENDENCE BY 2030”
- IF WE FOCUS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
- IF WE INCREASE RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES IN ENERGY MIX FROM 5% TO 25%
THE FOCUS IS MORE ON ‘ENERGY SECURITY’ AND NOT JUST ‘COST ECONOMICS’
NATIONAL ELECTRICITY POLICY – GOVERNMENT OF INDIA - 2005
CLAUSE RELATED TO RENEWABLES
CLAUSE 5.2.20:
FEASIBLE POTENTIAL OF NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES, MAINLY SMALL HYDRO, WIND AND BIO MASS WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE EXPLOITED FULLY TO CREATE ADDITIONAL POWER GENERATION CAPACITY WITH A VIEW TO INCREASE, THE OVERALL SHARE OF NON CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES IN THE ENERGY MIX, EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO ENCOURAGE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION THROUGH SUITABLE PROMOTIONAL MEASURES.