With the closed civil nuclear deal between India and Australia, the NDA govt. of India comes up with an 8 point plan with an aim(although a very bold one!) to provide 24*7 power for all domestic, industrial and commercial purposes.
- Rationalization of coal supplies and focus on improving productivity and efficiency of coal production. Target: coal output of 1 billion ton by 2019
- Restructuring the coal regulatory body giving it more independent power in decision taking and its implementation
- Steps to control of coal theft (Yes! coal theft actually amounts to around $1.5 billion)
- Nuclear energy generation
- Hydel plants in J&K on fast track basis
- Faster environmental and forest clearances (cleared long-pending transmission projects worth Rs 12,272 crore)
- More focus on green energy sources-wind and especially solar energy(solar ultra mega power plant in Sambhar)
- Gas based energy generation of worth 24,148 MW
Merits: Firstly the government has begun to focus on efficiency and productivity of energy reserves (from the first 3 points above). Secondly, the 8 point plan reflects that the government is determined to explore renewable and nuclear energy sources(last 5 points above).
Possible improvements: One possible area that might need serious thinking--- instead of concentrating on generation alone (which resulted in looking at it as an isolated system independent of transmission and distribution), we have to start making efforts to integrate and improve the whole process of "generation, transmission and distribution".
It is high time that we realize that 'the whole is greater than the sum of its parts' (true,even though its entirely counter-intuitive!)
6 comments:
With the verdict of Supreme court on coal block allocation after 1993 still pending, I find it extremely difficult to implement this 24x7 power plan. Out of the 218 blocks examined by the apex court, the government has filed affidavit for exemptions only on 46 blocks, while the future of remaining stands uncertain. Even after exemption the 46 blocks will have to pay an additional levy of Rs.295 per tonne. If the Supreme Court orders deallocation of mines it will be interesting to see how the Modi government will attract companies for re-auction, rationalize the coal block allocation(1st point of it's 8 point plan), and yet keep prices down while meeting it's aim of 1 billion tonnes production by 2019.
Although nuclear power seems promising, we need to really evaluate whether the diverse problems associated with nuclear power plants and its relatively minuscule contribution to the total power generated in India is a gamble worth taking. we should thoroughly review whether the resources made available for generating nuclear energy could well be spent on developing new and renewable sources of energy.In the case of a convoluted option such as nuclear power its real benefits and risks to an entire society, including the environment and its sustainability, should be evaluated objectively. The true value of nuclear energy in the Indian scenario or in the context of global warming needs to be assessed through an objective consideration of all economic, social and environmental issues and it should also be evaluated by comparing with the available alternatives through a comprehensive examination of the pros and cons of each technology. The decision by industrialized nations such as Japan and Germany to shift from nuclear energy to other renewable sources, while keeping greenhouse gas emissions to a tolerable level, is of high significance in the global context. In India, there are tremendous possibilities of obtaining power through efficiency improvement, better use of renewable energy that we should really need to question the option of nuclear energy.
I would like to comment on government's initiative of speeding up the environmental and forest clearances. Yes, it is required to make the projects faster but taking decisions hastily can lead to many long term effects. Environmental minister Javedkar stated that the companies can choose who can do their EIA. (Environmental Impact Assesment) and also said that if a project does not get any opposition from the locals or NGO's in 2 months, the project would be sanctioned. First of all the companies choice of selecting their own body for EIA is flawed as it can only lead to biassed view in favour of the companies and two months are not sufficient for clearly discussing the impacts of a project. Such hasty decisions of environment ministry can only lead to a "Mars like situation" of India. It can have serious impact on the ecosystem and can have long-term effects.
Source:
http://www.nature.com/news/india-races-through-environmental-approvals-1.15520
That’s actually not possible as if we see nuclear they are going to take decades to solve the inherent issues of it. For example, nuclear liability law installation hurdles, cost over runs, waste disposal and security concerns and then on the back drop the countries such as USA, Germany, Japan which have not installed any nuclear power plants from decades it should worry India what is the real issue behind that and talking about coal the major problem is the pressure from the international protocol\s and LAR issues.
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