A State-of-the-Art Review on the Drive of Renewables in Gujarat, State of India: Present Situation, Barriers and Future Initiatives

Rajvikram Madurai Elavarasan, G. M. Shafiullah, Nallapaneni Manoj Kumar and Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban
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Rajvikram Madurai Elavarasan: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Chennai 602117, India
G. M. Shafiullah: Discipline of Engineering and Energy, Murdoch University, 90 South St, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
Nallapaneni Manoj Kumar: School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban: Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark

Energies, 2019, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-30

Abstract: Given the recent increasing public focus on climate change issues, the share of electricity generation by renewable energy resources is increasing day by day. Increased renewables share will give us robust, sustainable, and climate-friendly energy systems for the future. Renewable energy penetration with the current power systems needs substantial research, planning and development which are now the primary focus throughout the world. In this study, a global renewable energy scenario is explained in detail in contrast with India, considering a case study elucidating the comprehensive review of the Gujarat state in India. The primary focus is on Gujarat state’s actions plans to pertain to harvest renewable energy and maximizing its share in the energy mix. This study examines the actions and the policies adopted by the Gujarat government to overcome the potential barriers in order to support non-conventional as well as renewable energy development. It also investigates the numerous techno-economic and social constraints with possible solutions in promoting the deployment of upcoming renewable energy resources across Gujarat. This study can be used as a guideline for the government, policymakers, utilities, stakeholders and researchers to promote an increased renewable energy share in Gujarat as well as at other places around the globe.

Keywords: Renewable Energy (RE); energy policy; RE prospects in India; RE current scenarios; RE policy; RE barriers in India; India’s most solar-powered state; Gujarat energy initiatives; lessons learned from renewables; renewables recommendation in India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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