1. Renewable Energy in India
Programmes
and
Case Studies

2. Introduction
Renewable energy sector growth in India during the last four years has been
significant, even for electricity generation from renewable sources.
The grid connected systems with installed capacities in the MW range
indicate a growth of 96% for wind power, 26% in small hydro, 234% for
biomass/co generation power and 200% for solar power. Even for the
decentralized systems, the growth for solar home lighting systems has been
300%, solar lanterns 99% and solar water pumps 196%.
Renewable energy systems are also being looked upon as a major
application for electrification of 20,000 remote and unelectrified villages
and hamlets by 2007 and all households in such villages and hamlets by
2012.

3. India’s Programme Planning for Renewable energies
 Commission for Additional Sources of Energy (CASE);
 Research and development of biogas and programmes relating to
biogas units.
 Programme relating to improved wood stoves and research and
development thereof;
All matters relating to small/mini/micro hydel projects of and below
25 MW capacity;
 Research and development of other non-conventional/renewable
sources of energy and programmes relating thereto;
 Integrated Rural Energy Programme (IREP);
 Soft funding for renewable energy systems through Indian
 Ensuring implementation of Government’s policies in regard to all
matters concerning new and renewable sources of energy.

4. Functional Groups
The Ministry is broadly organized into six Functional
I. Groups dealing with ‘Rural Energy.
II. ‘Power from Renewable.
III.‘Energy from Urban.
IV. Industrial Wastes.
V. New Technologies.
VI.‘Administration and Coordination.

5. Policy Initiatives
MNES has set a goal of increasing the share of renewables to 10% of
the additional planned capacity in the next 10 years, by 2012 – that is
10,000 MW
15 States have so far announced
policies for grid connectivity of renewable energy projects.
 The Ministry is interacting with the regulatory commissions in
various States to help in bringing about a rational pricing framework
that takes into account a rational pricing framework that takes into
account the environmental costs and other externalities of
conventional energy, as well as the benefits of non-conventional
energy options, with a view to providing a level playing field in the
energy sector.

6. Potential of renewable energy use and
achievements during (1999-2003)
S.No Programmers Potential Utilization
As on 12.10.07 As on 12.10.o9
growth
during
last
2 years in
%
A. GRID CONNECTED SYSTEM
1. WIND POWER(IN MW) 54,000 1022 2002 96
2. SMALL HYDRO POWER(IN MW) 15,000 1218 1530 26
3. BIOMASS POWER(IN MW) 19,500 171 571 234
4.URBAN/INDS..WASTE POEWR(IN MW) 2,500 2 26 1200
5.SOLAR POWER(IN MW) 20 1 3 200
TOTAL 2414 4132 71

7. S.No Programmers Potential Utilization
As on 12.10.99 As on 12.10.03
Growth
during
the last four
years (%)
6.Biogas Plants (Nos. in million) 12.0 2.88 3.55 24
7.Solar Home Lighting Systems (Nos) 64,000 2,60,000 300
8.Solar Street Lighting Systems (Nos) 32,920 43,470 32
9.Solar Lanterns (Nos in million) 2,22,000 4,42,000 99
10.SPV Pumps (Nos) 21,160 6,400 196
Solar Water Heating Systems 140 0.57 0.7 22
(lakh sq meter collector area)

8. Major Achievements
Over 4200 MW grid power from wind,small
hydro,biomass and solar energy.
3600 remote villages/hamlets, including those in
Sunderbans,Bastar, Ladakh and the North East electrified
through solar energy.
Deployment of 7.5 lakh solar photovoltaic systems for
lighting, communication and related uses.
7 lakh sq.meter collector area solar water heating
systems installed.