What are the various Renewable Source of Energy in India? How much are they contributing to the total energy production in India per year?
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Renewable energies are those energies which do not vanish when used and continuously get replenished like Solar energy, Wind energy, geothermal and Tidal energy.
Indian Geography, lying in tropical and subtropical regions surrounded by sea from three sides is blessed with plenty of resources.
India has abundant sources and the potential to harness renewable energy resources, there is much scope for R&D and infra push in this sector. world struggling with climate change, clean energy from renewable sources of energy is the need of hour.
Renewable energies are those energies which do not vanish when used and continuously get replenished like Solar energy, Wind energy, geothermal and Tidal energy.
Indian Geography, lying in tropical and subtropical regions surrounded by sea from three sides is blessed with plenty of resources.
Wind Energy: India has a significant wind energy capacity, primarily in states like Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra.
Solar Energy: With abundant sunlight, solar energy is rapidly expanding in India through solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies.
Hydropower: India has utilized its rivers for hydropower generation, with major projects on rivers like the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and others.
Biomass Energy: Biomass resources such as agricultural residues, animal dung, and organic waste are used for energy generation through combustion and biogas production.
Geothermal Energy: Limited exploration has been done, primarily for direct heat applications rather than electricity generation.
Renewable energy (including large hydropower) contributes around 37% to India’s total installed electricity capacity.
Solar energy alone contributes around 10% of the total installed capacity.
Wind energy contributes around 10% of the total installed capacity.
Hydropower contributes around 12% of the total installed capacity.
Biomass and other renewables contribute the remaining percentage to the total installed capacity.