Allocation of energy resources for power generation in India: Business as usual and energy efficiency

Subhash Mallah and N.K. Bansal

Energy Policy, 2010, vol. 38, issue 2, 1059-1066

Abstract: This paper deals with MARKAL allocations for various energy sources, in India, for Business As Usual (BAU) scenario and for the case of exploitation of energy saving potential in various sectors of economy. In the BAU scenario, the electrical energy requirement will raise up to 5000Â bKwh units per year or 752Â GW of installed capacity with major consumers being in the industry, domestic and service sectors. This demand can be met by a mix of coal, hydro, nuclear and wind technologies. Other reneawbles i.e. solar and biomass will start contributing from the year 2040 onwards. By full exploitation of energy saving potential, the annual electrical energy demand gets reduced to 3061Â bKwh (or 458Â GW), a reduction of 38.9%.The green house gas emissions reduce correspondingly. In this scenario, market allocations for coal, gas and large hydro become stagnant after the year 2015.

Keywords: Energy; efficiency; MARKAL; Power; sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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