India gained unforeseen merit on the front lines of power in this pandemic phase of Covid-19.
The gap between the share of renewable energy and coal in India’s electricity generation sector has narrowed more than ever.
“The share of renewable energy increased from 17% just before the pandemic to nearly 24% and coal-fired power generation increased from 76% to 66%,” international energy analysts told the International Energy Agency (IEA) in his note on India. . energy sector.
“The evolution of the energy mix reflects the government’s commitment to decarbonize electricity generation through renewable energy, adding its key programs,” reads in the IEA note.
The IEA believes that the transition to empty energy is for the economy and around India, the world’s third-largest energy consumer. Ensuring that renewable electricity generation remains an integral component of the air pollutant relief strategy will also restrict the expansion of CO2 emissions in the country, he said.
As of June 30, 2020, India’s total installed electricity capacity was 371,054 MW The installed capacity of the renewable energy sector 87,669 MW (approximately 24%), while the thermal sector (including coal, lignite and diesel) accounted for 205,914 MW, or 55% of total capacity, according to official data.
As governments restart economies, task creation remains at the forefront of policymakers’ concerns. The implementation of energy power and renewable energy measures can lead to the creation and maintenance of rapid tasks, particularly in the labour-dense construction sector, which employs 12% of India’s workforce.
Similarly, the blank energy sector has great potential for task creation. India’s renewable energy has quintuple over the past five years and its target energy targets of 175 GW correspond to the employment prospect of more than 3. 3 lakh by 2022.
Decentralized strength and rooftop sun technologies are labor-heavy industries that promise much greater task creation than large-scale power plants, IEA analysts said.
The Covid-19 pandemic deserves to be an opportunity to promote India’s sustainable energy goals, which will help India not only in its fight against the pandemic, but also to revive its economy through job creation in blank energy industries. classes for countries around the world, the note said.
The IEA said the implementation of energy power measures, particularly in the industrial, service and construction sectors, had helped India reduce its energy intensity by 27% over the more than 10 years.
During the same period, India’s number one energy demand nearly doubled, thanks to the strong economic expansion of 6. 8% consistent with the year on average. Improving power not only benefits economic productivity, but also reduces emissions. “Efficiency innovations undertaken between 2000 and 2018 have prevented 14% of CO2 emissions, as well as more than 15% of SO2 and NOX air pollutant emissions,” he says.
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