Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2018

Role of Renewable Resources in Indian Energy Sector

Rathod Praveen Lal

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India is a developing country and for its sustained economic growth the development of power infrastructure plays a significant role. India was the fourth- largest energy consumer in the world after China, U.S. and European Union in 2013.India facing inadequate supply of energy. Realizing the fact that conventional sources of energy in security plan has to be formulated for promotion of renewable sources of energy. Renewable energy sector in India has emerged as a significant player in the power generation capacity. It supports the government agenda of sustainable growth, while, emerging as an integral part of the solution to meet the nation’s energy needs and an essential player for energy access. It has been realized that renewable energy has to play a much deeper role in achieving energy security in the years ahead and be an integral part of the energy planning process.

                This study aims to examine status of renewable energy sources in India. Objectives in this paper: To understand the Need for renewable resources in Indian energy sector.  To discuss the recent Schemes and Programmes of Government of India related to renewable energy sector. This paper is mainly based on secondary data.

 

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RATHOD PRAVEEN LAL, Role of Renewable Resources in Indian Energy Sector, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-7, ISSUE-2, FEBRUARY-2018

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