Page 50 - CV April-May 2019 issue

‘ ‘ Hits All-Time High

Renewable Energy Share

here is a rapid increase in installed in India was over 10 billion kilowatt-hours lagged significantly during the first 5 ’’
capacity and favourable weather for three consecutive months. months, with a share of just 1.58%
Tconditions that has pushed compared to the full year target of 4.75%.
The reason for this sharp jump in July was
renewable energy generation in India to an
the large wind capacity exposed to high- In FY2016–17, India has missed out on
all-time high earlier this year, as per news
speed monsoon winds. Of the 12.9 billion solar and the overall renewable energy
records.n July 2017, the share of renewable
kilowatt-hours of renewable energy purchase obligation. Against a targeted non-
energy generation among India's total
generation in July, 76.2% (or 9.8 billion solar renewable energy procurement of
electricity generation and imports touched
kilowatt-hours) were generated by wind 8.75%, it could manage just 5.51%. The
13.2%, the highest ever in the country. Total
energy projects, again the highest ever. solar power target was 2.75% whereas the
electricity generation and imports in India actual generation was just 1.11%. The
during July 2017 totalled 98.1 billion Due to the high wind energy generation this overall renewable energy generation was
kilowatt-hours, while total renewable energy financial year (April 2017 to March 2018), 6.62% against the procurement target of
generation was 12.9 billion kilowatt-hours. India seems on track to meet the non-solar 11.50%.
renewable purchase obligation target. The
Records added, in June 2017, total
country is aiming at 9.5% share of non-solar For the period of April to August 2017, wind
renewable energy generation in India had
renewable energy in total power energy generation in India is up 28% in
crossed the 10 billion kilowatt-hour mark for
consumption. During the first 5 months of 2017 compared to the previous year, while
the first time ever. June, July, and August
the financial year, the share of non-solar solar power generation is up 84%. Total
2017 together were also the three-month
renewable energy generation stood at renewable energy generation is up 25% this
period when renewable energy generation
7.24%. Solar power, on the other hand, compared to the previous year.
48 / CONSTRUCTION VISION / May June 2019