Wind Power in India
Wind power in India is a relatively new sector with its
development beginning only in the 1990s. India has the fifth largest installed
wind power capacity in the world. As of October 2009, the installed capacity of
wind power in India was 10,925 MW. It accounts for about 6 pc of India’s total
installed power capacity and it generated 1.6 pc of country’s power. Major
states: TN, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Rajasthan, MP, Kerala, WB.
Muppandal wind farm in TN (Kanyakumari Distt) is the largest in Asia.
Jawahar Lal Nehru National Solar Mission
Launched: 2010
Salient features:
1.
To create an enabling policy framework for
deployment of 20000 MW of grid solar power by 2022.
2.
To ramp up capacity of grid connected power
generation to 1100 MW by 2013 with active support from state governments.
3.
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) to purchase
solar power from 1000 MW grid connected plants by 2013.
4.
NVVN to bundle solar power with un-allocated
thermal power and sell bundled power to utilities
5.
Both solar photovoltaic as well as solar thermal
technologies being promoted.
6.
Compliance to international quality norms and
standards
7.
Encourage domestic manufacturing
8.
Excise and custom duty concessions.
Jaitapur Nuclear Project
This nuclear project is to come up at Madban village of
Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. There were protests against the project by the
locals and the environmentalists as it is located in the ecologically sensitive
coastal region. It is a 9900 MWe project. It involves setting up six units of
1650 MWe capacity each. French giant Areva will collaborate in the project.
Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership
To be established in Bahadurgarh, Haryana. At centre is
aimed at strengthening India’s cooperation with the international community in
the areas of advanced nuclear energy systems, nuclear security etc. It will be
open to international participation through academic exchanges, training and
research and development efforts
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