TOPIC
I started following the renewed interest of the 2014-elect Government of India in Solar Power and how this free and clean energy can power the India in 21st century.
Unlike its predecessors the government aimed for steep target of 100GW of solar capacity by 2022.
I was dragged into this and wanted to realise this target with data. Thank you to Hans Rosling I didnt have to reinvent it just gather data a learn a bit of D3.js.
DEMAND DRIVERS
Nearly 0.28% of Indian households (0.6 million) have no access to electricity.
The IEA estimates India will add between 600 GW to 1,200 GW of additional new power generation capacity before 2050.
This added new capacity is similar in scale to the 740 GW total power generation capacity of the European Union (EU-27) in 2005.
The technologies and fuel sources India adopts as it adds this electricity generation capacity may have a significant impact on global resource usage and environmental issues.
The demand for electricity for cooling (HVAC) is projected to grow rapidly.
PER-CAPITA ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
India's Ministry of Power launched Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) as one of its flagship programmes in July 2015 with the objective of providing round the clock power to rural areas.
The programme focused on reforms in the rural power sector by separating feeder lines for rural households from those for agricultural applications, and strengthening transmission and distribution infrastructure.
Below is the chloropleth of the per capita electricity consumption for the year 2015-2016.