Currently, the total installed electricity generation capacity in India is about 270GW. Out of this, about 13% (36GW) is through renewable generation (mainly wind at 23.4GW) and the rest is in the form of small hydro (4GW), biomass (4.4GW), and solar (3.7GW). Various policies and regulatory and fiscal incentives have accelerated the development of renewable energy (RE) generation. Due to such initiatives, large capacity addition though renewable generation is envisaged in the 12th and 13th plan period.
Capacity addition will be driven by states such as TN, Karnataka, AP, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. Envisaged RE capacity within RE-rich states would be more than their proposed RPO target in 2016-17. Therefore, surplus RE generation would be transferred to other non-RE rich states. The issue of output variability in case of non-conventional energy needs to be addressed through proper demand-side management. It is also necessary to strengthen the transmission system at both intra-state and interstate level.
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