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India Case Study

Key Facts
1. Pop. 1,263 m
  1. Urban pop. 31.3%
2. GDP/capita $4,000
3. 871b kWh produced
4. 698b kWh electricity used
Energy Supply
1. 80% Thermal (coal,gas,oil)
2. 16% HEP
  1. Little capacity to expand
3. 2% Nuclear
4. 1.6% Wind
5. 0.4% Solar
Energy Demand
1. 55% Residential
2. 28% Industry
3. 13% Transport
4. 3% Agriculture
5. 1% Commercial
Issues
1. 50% pop. don't have access to electricity
  1. Mainly rural areas
2. 1000 mW shortage of electricity per day
Policies
1. Reduce deficit
2. Improve renewable and nuclear sources
  1. 25% supply from renewables by 2020
3. Double energy supply
Schemes
1. Muppendal Wind Farm, Tamil Nadu
  1. 3,500 1600mW turbines
    1. Could power 1m homes
  2. $15m for large turbine
  3. Businesses can sponsor turbines
    1. Tax breaks
    2. Started 1993
    3. Electricity prices garunteed
2. Biogas, Rural India -> Tumkur
  1. Operation
    1. Anaerobic fermentation of waste
      Annotations:
      - Produces CO2, CH4 (biogas) and Nitrogen (fertilizers)
    2. Biogas collected and piped to houses
    3. Set up near houses
  2. Benifits
    1. Preserve trees
    2. No need to collect wood
      1. Children can go to school
    3. Healthier
      1. No smoke in houses
    4. Cheaper
      1. Can be free
      2. No need to buy fuelwood
    5. Slurry is a fertiliser

India Case Study

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