Current Scenario of Potential Renewable Energy Sources for Sustainable Development in India

By : Abhishek Joshi , Bhanupriya Kanthaliya , Jaya Arora

Page No: 205-214

Abstract
Sustainable development of a nation is strongly correlated with increasing economic energy practices and extent of environmental pollution. The Renewable energy offers the opportunity to improve access to modern energy services for the underprivileged peoples of society, which is crucial for the achievement of any sustainable development goals. Based on SDG India Index - 2018, India is the closest to sustainability target based on resources for access to renewable energy. Besides, as of June 2018, the government of India has set a resolute target of achieving 225 Giga Watt (GW) of renewable energy capacity by the 2022 via solar power, wind power, biomass power and small hydropower. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to highlight the renewable energy potential of India and its current progress towards sustainable development. Furthermore, key challenges and logistic issues related to the renewable energy development are also presented.

Authors :
Abhishek Joshi, Bhanupriya Kanthaliya and Jaya Arora : Laboratory of Biomolecular Technology, Department of Botany, Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur 313001, Rajasthan India
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPSR.2019.35.02.8