Energy Conserv Ation
Energy Conserv Ation
India’s oil and gas reserves are estimated at just 20 years and 36 years
respectively. Coal is likely to last for 114 years.
Electrical Energy Supply
• installed capacity 2,11,766 MW as on Jan 2013
• India faces energy shortage of 9.8% and peak shortage of
16.6%.
• India’s percapita 631 kiloWatt hour (kWh) per person per year. The
comparable figure for Japan is 8,076, for China 1379, for USA 13,338, for
UK 6206, for Canada 17179 and world average is 2430.
Fuel MW %age
Total Thermal 141713.68 66.91
Coal 121,610.88 57.42
Gas 18,903.05 8.92
Oil 1,199.75 0.56
Hydro (Renewable) 39,416.40 18.61
Nuclear 4,780.00 2.25
RES** (MNRE) 25,856.14 12.20
Total 2,11,766.22 100.00
Sector wise Energy Consumption in
India