Right time to contribute in the field of alternative energy

What PM Modi is doing in the field of alternative energy will be a boon for the coming generations, today the energy crisis is increasing all over the world. Due to heavy reliance on fossil fuels, the world is trying to find an alternative to it as soon as possible. India is also not lagging behind in the search for alternative fuels. Whether it is leading the International Solar Alliance in Paris in 2015 or setting an ambitious 500 GW target in Glasgow last year. India has moved towards renewable energy to meet its energy needs.

It was not surprising when the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, who became a part of the ’26 Global Climate Summit’ in Glasgow last year, set a ‘net zero emissions target’ for India by 2070, as India continues to work in this direction. During this, PM Modi said, “The industrial revolution was driven by fossil fuels. The use of these fossil fuels helped many countries to develop themselves but made our earth poorer. The race for fossil fuels has also created geopolitical tensions, but technology has given us a wonderful alternative.”

He said that Indian scriptures said hundreds of years ago that the Sun gave life to everything on the planet Earth and is the primary source of energy. The Prime Minister said, “The amount of energy consumed by mankind in a whole year, the same amount of energy the Sun gives to the Earth in an hour. This energy is clean and sustainable. The only challenge is that solar energy is available only during the day and also depends on climatic conditions. One Sun, One World, One Grid is the solution to this problem. A worldwide solar power grid can ensure clean energy everywhere, at all times. The promotion of solar power can reduce the need for storage.

Solar power projects can make a dent in the carbon footprint. This meant that that source of energy had to be strong enough to replace coal used for electricity, fuel used in transportation and natural gas used for cooking. At this time coal, oil and natural gas were used. Gas meets 75 percent of the country’s energy requirements. If India achieves this target by 2030, then it will be a proud moment. Shirish Garud, Director, Energy and Research Institute in New Delhi said in a statement, “India has a solar capacity of 55 trillion from 20 trillion so far. has achieved. But taking it to 100 trillion by the end of the year and 300 by 2030 is challenging. This will require more planning as there is stiff competition for land resources, storage and grid connectivity. However these targets invite good investment from the international market. This increases employment and confidence in the market.”
In his statement, he further said, “Today India is better than many other countries. Although coal cannot be replaced so quickly, the percentage of coal based power generation is decreasing which is a positive sign.”
Working in this direction, India has installed 110 trillion renewable energy capacity against the target of 175 trillion by December 2022. That is, 62 percent of its target has been completed. However, to fulfill this goal, all the states of the country will have to work in this direction.
Even though Telangana, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Andaman and Nicobar have already achieved this target, the other 27 states and union territories are yet to reach half of this target.
However, only 20- 22 per cent of this renewable energy goes to the power grid and coal is still the most essential ingredient in India’s energy market. But coal’s market share has declined by 3 per cent over the years, which is much better than the global average. The government is giving more emphasis on renewable energy, and seeing the results, it seems that India is on the right track.