Status of thermal power generation in India--Perspectives on capacity, generation and carbon dioxide emissions

Subhodip Ghosh

Energy Policy, 2010, vol. 38, issue 11, 6886-6899

Abstract: India's reliance on fossil-fuel based electricity generation has aggravated the problem of high carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from combustion of fossil fuels, primarily coal, in the country's energy sector. The objective of this paper is to analyze thermal power generation in India for a four-year period and determine the net generation from thermal power stations and the total and specific CO2 emissions. The installed generating capacity, net generation and CO2 emissions figures for the plants have been compared and large generators, large emitters, fuel types and also plant vintage have been identified. Specific emissions and dates of commissioning of plants have been taken into account for assessing whether specific plants need to be modernized. The focus is to find out areas and stations which are contributing more to the total emissions from all thermal power generating stations in the country and identify the overall trends that are emerging.

Keywords: Thermal; power; CO2; emissions; Power; plant; ranking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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