Electricity in India
August 2009
Sources of electricity generated Coal fuel plants − 53.3% Gas power plants − 10% Oil − 0.9% Hydro electric − 24.7% Nuclear − 2.9% Renewable energy sources − 7.7%
Gas power plants Gas-based plants, are environmentally friendly unlike coal or petroleum-based feedstock like naphtha Acid rain content lower than those generated by coal-based plants Deterrent Not too popular in India − almost 70% of natural gas requirements for power plants (about 114 million tonnes) are imported Requirement met through imports are through hostile territories
Usage of electricity (2004) Breakup by sector
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