Abstract
Given the recent increasing public focus on climate change issues, the share of electricity generation by renewable energy resources is increasing day by day. Increased renewables share will give us robust, sustainable, and climate-friendly energy systems for the future. Renewable energy penetration with the current power systems needs substantial research, planning and development which are now the primary focus throughout the world. In this study, a global renewable energy scenario is explained in detail in contrast with India, considering a case study elucidating the comprehensive review of the Gujarat state in India. The primary focus is on Gujarat state’s actions plans to pertain to harvest renewable energy and maximizing its share in the energy mix. This study examines the actions and the policies adopted by the Gujarat government to overcome the potential barriers in order to support non-conventional as well as renewable energy development. It also investigates the numerous techno-economic and social constraints with possible solutions in promoting the deployment of upcoming renewable energy resources across Gujarat. This study can be used as a guideline for the government, policymakers, utilities, stakeholders and researchers to promote an increased renewable energy share in Gujarat as well as at other places around the globe.
Highlights
Current practices of power generation, transmission, and distribution can be considered as a prime cause of climate change effects
The generation from renewable energy resources has increased from 5.6% in fiscal year (FY) 2015–2016 to 9.2% during the year 2018–2019 [64]
With renewable energies being one of the critical enablers of SDGs, the primary focus throughout the world is to increase their penetration with the current power systems
Summary
Current practices of power generation, transmission, and distribution can be considered as a prime cause of climate change effects. The use of fossil fuels for power generation accounts for more than 75%. The statistics reveal that approximately 1.2 billion people across the globe do not have access to electricity [2,3]. Statistics account for “over 50 million people in Africa and 300 million people in India” [2,3]. A reliable, naturally available, and climate-friendly renewable energy integrated power system is, an essential global need today. Available online: https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy11osti/48948.pdf (accessed on 15 May 2019).
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