Indian Electricity Scenario
The energy sector holds the key in accelerating the economic growth of India. The energy demands for developing country like India keep on continuously growing. Energy is a driving force behind rapid economic growth of the country. India ranks sixth in the world in total energy consumption. It is first requirement of energy to accelerate the development of the sector to meet its growth aspirations.
The pattern of energy production put coal and oil again on top. These account for 65% of the entire generation. Renewable energy ranks bottom of the total production just before the Nuclear energy. The distribution of energy resource like hydro power is skewed towards North-eastern states of the country as 70 % of the total hydro potential is located in the Northern and North-eastern region.
| Sector | MW | % age |
| State Sector | 83,563.65 | 45.74 |
| Central Sector | 56,572.63 | 30.96 |
| Private Sector | 42,553.34 | 23.29 |
| Total | 1,82,689.62 | 100 |
Reference
Ministry of Power, Government of India
Relevant topics;
Electricity Scenario of the state of Maharashtra
Electricity Scenario of the state of Gujarat
Electricity Scenario of the state of Karnataka
Electricity Scenario of the state of Andhra Pradesh
Electricity Scenario of the state of Tamilnadu
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Shailesh
Shailesh is post graduate in Environment Management from Forest Research Institute (FRI) University, Dehradun, India. Presently he is working in the areas of Environmental and Renewable Energy Advisory Services. He has started GreenCleanGuide.com during his college days.