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Estimated potential
and installed capacity of major
renewable energy technologies in India
| Technology |
Potential |
Cumulative installation up to |
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April 2000 * |
| Family-size biogas
plants |
12 million |
3.02 million |
| Improved cookstoves |
120 million |
32 million |
| Solar |
20 MW/km2 |
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| Solar thermal |
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| Solar hot water
systems (m2) |
|
0.5 million |
| Solar cookers |
|
0.485
million |
Solar Photovoltaics |
|
57 MW |
| Water pumps |
|
3371 |
| Power units |
|
1920
kWp |
| Community lights
and street lights |
|
40
000 |
| Home systems |
|
100
000 |
| Lanterns |
|
250
000 |
| Biomass |
17000 MW |
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| Biomass Gasifier |
|
34.36 MW |
| Bagasse
cogeneration |
3500 MW |
222 MW |
| Windfarms |
20000 MW |
1167
MW |
| Mini-Micro
hydel |
10000 MW |
217 MW |
| Waste
to energy |
1700 MW |
15.21 MW |
(Source:
Annual Report 1999-2000,
Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Government of India)
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