Gujarat lagged behind Karnataka in converting its electricity sector to a coal-free (decarbonising) electricity sector. Haryana and Punjab have shown promising arrangements and implementations for electrification, the report said.
Karnataka and Gujarat are among the key states that have made the most progress in converting electricity to smoke-free clean electricity, says a new report on India’s Energy Transition by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEFA) and (EMPE). Co-produced. The report, ‘Indian States’ Energy Transition’, released on Monday, analyzed 16 states. It accounts for 90% of India’s annual electricity demand. Analytical oven dimensions are monitored.
Based on this analysis, a scoring system – the States’ Electricity Transition or Aggregation Report – measures the effectiveness of different states in transitioning to cleaner electricity.
Karnataka is the only state among the 16 analyzed to score well on all four dimensions of clean electricity transition identified in this study. This has strengthened the policing and political commitment to a smooth transition, the study noted.
Gujarat lagged behind Karnataka in terms of decarbonising its electricity sector. The states of Haryana and Punjab have shown promising arrangements and implementations for electrification, the report’s figures say.
Karnataka was an early adopter of renewable energy through active policies on open access, solar park development and public awareness. The government has excelled in making its power sector smoke-free and coal-free. Karnataka has the highest share of renewable energy in its electricity supply mix (48%).
The analysis found that Karnataka is currently one of the few states that has exceeded its renewable energy procurement target obligations. The government still has a big love for untapped renewable energy potential. Only 11% of its total capacity is installed. “This highlights the huge opportunity for the state to supply electricity to neighboring states through green market mechanisms,” it said.
Rajasthan is second only to Karnataka, with 29% of the state’s electricity mix coming from renewables. It saw new renewable energy potential. By March 2022, it will become the state with the largest installed capacity of renewable energy.
The report mentions till September 2022. Punjab converted a quarter of its renewable energy potential into installed capacity (1.8GW) through solar PV with a total capacity of 300 MW. (Photovoltaic) projects aimed at establishing Haryana has a very low installed capacity of old, highly polluting coal-fired power plants. As of the study period, there was only about 210 MW of coal-fired power capacity over 25 years. This is much less than the number of other states.
Maharashtra, India’s largest power demand, is in the middle of this table. Mainly due to slow adoption of renewable energy in the state and inability to close old polluting coal power plants. Its renewable energy share (11%) is lower than other states.
Saloni Sachdeva Michael, energy analyst, co-author of the report said, “Bihar, UP and West Bengal need to work to strengthen their clean electricity conversion efficiency. These states need to increase their renewable energy generation capacity. At the same time, we need to increase our commitment to moving away from fossil fuel-based electricity.” He said that.
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