5. RENEWABLE ENERGY
Figure 5.3 Renewable energy and waste in electricity generation, 1990-2017
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Solar |
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Hydropower is the largest source of renewable electricity, but the greatest growth in recent years has come from wind, solar PV and bioenergy.
*Includes primary solid biofuels, liquid biofuels, biogases and renewable municipal waste. Notes: Bioenergy data are estimated by the IEA.
Source: IEA (2019a), World Energy Balances 2019, www.iea.org/statistics/.
Institutions
The dedicated Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is in charge of the development of policies for renewables in electricity, transport and heat in India. The MNRE contains the National Institute of Solar Energy and the National Institute of Wind Energy, undertaking activities related to R&D, testing, certification, standardisation, skill development, resource assessment and awareness. The MNRE also covers bioenergy for electricity, including EfW, and biogas. The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) under the MNRE functions as a non-banking financial institution for providing loans for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is responsible for implementing various MNRE subsidy schemes, such as the solar park scheme and the grid-connected solar rooftop scheme. SSS-NIRE is an autonomous institution of the MNRE, an emerging R&D centre with a mandate to focus on bioenergy and develop innovative technologies in the area of renewables and biofuels.
The Ministry of Power (MoP) governs the electricity sector in India, including renewables for power generation. The Minister of Power has also oversight of the MNRE and is in charge of renewable energy. As an agency of MoP, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) is the main advisor to the MoP and is responsible for the technical co-ordination and supervision of programmes, including drafting the National Electricity Plan. The MoP is also responsible for the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) programme, which aims to improve the financial health and operational efficiency of India’s debt-ridden DISCOMs.
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) regulates the tariffs for generation companies and transmission utilities, and grants licences for interstate transmission and trading.
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