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COMPARISON OF COAL AND SOLAR BASED ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN INDIA: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

    1 Author(s):  DR. NAGARAJU PATHA

Vol -  10, Issue- 5 ,         Page(s) : 133 - 143  (2019 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMST

Abstract

Human development index indicate that, development of any country is depend on how much energy is being consumed. Today which is the biggest challenge in front of governments, all over the world? It is the necessity and need of developing nation’s economy, of improving GDP growth rate, of alleviating poverty, increasing jobs etc. and at the same time how to protect the environment from greenhouse gases emitted by conventional energy sources. Now due to growth of developing economies like India, there is increase in consumption of resource. Energy and economic development are highly correlated in today's scenario. More energy demand also increases use of conventional fossil fuel like coal, natural gas and oil. Need for non-conventional or sustainable energy sources are immediate and necessary due to its benefits to the environment. In this paper comparison of both the energy technologies was done, to understand the better alternative. It helps us understand ourselves and the world and effects of our energy resource utilization. To enhance the quality of life of Indian citizens, there is no doubt that per capita energy consumption has to increase. The nation needs to make timely change in emphasis on non¬renewable energy. Right mix of renewable and non-renewable energy could be the solution. This has been discussed in this article, with reference to coal and solar based power generation in India. A small survey of 100 electrical engineers was carried to find out their views on the comparison between the conventional sources of energy and solar energy. The article also presents gist of the survey findings.

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