India’s Current Non-Fossil Energy Capacity

Conventional sources of energy

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Advantages of Conventional Sources of Energy

conventional source of energy: When we cannot reuse a sources of energy after using it once known as conventional sources of energy also called “non-renewable energy resources”. It is the most important conventional source of energy. It includes coal, petroleum, natural gas and nuclear energy. Oil is the most widely used source of energy....

Disadvantages of Conventional Sources of Energy

Advantages of conventional sources of energy are as follows;...

Classification of the Sources of Energy

Disadvantages of conventional sources of energy are as follows;...

Importance of the sources of Conventional Energy.

There are two major sources of Energy:...

Coal

Coal...

Oil or Petroleum

It is a fossil fuel and most abandon conventional Sources of Energy. This involves a long process that takes place over a long period of time at least 200 years. It is mostly used for generating electricity by thermal plants. It contributes about 67% of total commercial energy. There are four types of coal of which Anthracite and Bituminous coal are mainly used to produce energy. In India Damodar Valley including the Chota Nagpur region, The Godavari basin is the most important source of coal production. India also imports some good quality coal from various countries such as Australia, Indonesia, Russia, etc....

Natural Gas

India is the 3rd largest oil-consuming country in the world. It is a mixture of hydrocarbons. The estimated reserves of crude oil in India in 2018 stood at 595 million tonnes. It is the most conventional Source of Energy and is abandoned in India and all over the world. India completes 70% of its need by importing crude oil from Iran, the USA, Saudi Arabia, and other countries....

Nuclear Power

It is a mixture of Methane, Ethene, Propene, Butene, and hydrogen sulfide. It is also making a significant contribution to the household sector. Natural Gas is extracted by ONGC. According to an estimate, there are 450 billion cubic meters of natural gas reserves in India. Out of this reserve, 75% lies in Bombay High, 12% in Gujarat, 7% in Andhra Pradesh, and 6% in Assam. Almost 40% of natural gas is used in the fertilizer sector, about 30 % is used in power generation, and about 10% in LPG(cooking gas). Iran is the largest exporter of natural gas to India. It causes less air pollution....

Fuel-wood

It is a valuable source of clean energy in which a very small amount of radioactive substance can able to produce a lot of energy. Uranium, Thorium, and Plutonium are used as raw materials to produce nuclear power. At present, there is 17 nuclear power plant in India. A maximum of these plants are situated in the western part of India. It contributes less than 4% of the total energy production. India’s nuclear power programme is aimed to increase the present installed capacity of 6.78 GW to 22.48 GW by 2031....

Sources of Energy Consumption in India

It refers to various forms of wood used for cooking, heating, driving steam engines, etc. The various forms of fuelwood are firewood, charcoal, pelleted sawdust, wood chips, etc. A maximum of fuelwood is used by the rural people to produce energy for their day-by-day cooking. Rural people collect wood from natural forests and plantations. But overconsumption of fuelwood led to deforestation. Combustion of this resource also causes the emission of toxic gases into the air. So, nowadays people are using coal or biogas as a substitute for fuelwood. According to an estimate, in India, almost 67% of rural households still depend on firewood or wood chips for cooking. According to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics in 2015, there is a decline of only 12% over two decades....

Government Policies For the Energy Sector

Contribution of the Sources of Conventional Energy Contribution (In Percentage) Coal 48% Petroleum 26% Natural Gas 7% Fuelwood 1% Electricity 4% Nonconventional energy 14% Total 100%...

Current Performance of India’s Energy Sector

The government introduced historic schemes like SAUBHAGYA, UJALA, and UJJWALA to extend citizens’ access to electricity, affordable efficient lighting, and clean cooking....

Year-End Assessment (2022) of India’s Renewable Energy Sector

The performance of Category generation during the year 2020-21 was as follows:-...

India’s Current Non-Fossil Energy Capacity

India’s commitment at COP26, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is working towards achieving 500 GW of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil sources by 2030. Here are the latest data provided by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy;...

FAQs On Conventional Energy

Source Capacity in GW Renewable Energy 119.09 GW Large Hydro 46.85 GW Nuclear Power 6.78 GW Total 172.72 GW...