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The compressive study of energy security prospects in India through solar power
[Inducing the shift from flat-rate or free agricultural powerto metered supply: implications for groundwater depletion and power sector viability in India]

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  • Om Prakash
  • Asim Ahmad
  • Anil Kumar
  • Rajeshwari Chatterjee
  • Shubham Sharma
  • Reza Alayi
  • Hossein Monfared

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Energy security depends upon the supply and demand of electricity. Power supply volatility is a challenge in India power sector. India is mainly dependent on coal, which is not a viable long-term option. Hence, the future of energy supply in India is renewable energy, and solar energy is the most prominent and reliable source of renewable energy. The solar power plant is classified as a low-, medium- and high-temperature–based solar power plant. The low-temperature solar power plants, the collectors, are unglazed plates. In contract, medium-temperature collectors are flat plates, and high-temperature collectors concentrate sunlight using mirrors and lenses, achieving temperature and pressure up to 3000°C and 20 bar. This article discusses the existing total energy scenario, current solar energy developments, supportive solar energy policies and solar energy prospects. The tactics, availability, perspectives, potential and successes of solar energy in India are discussed in this study. The authors compared the barriers to solar energy acceptance and examined the topic of social dissimilarity from a broad theoretical perspective. The study offers policymakers at the federal and state levels, as well as investors, a perspective on issues that may lead to investments in this area. The study states that solar energy could meet higher than 50% of electricity sector demand in India in 2040. This study determined that solar energy incidence in India is around 5000 trillion KWh (kilowatt-hours) each year. The solar energy accessible in a single year surpasses the energy output from the petroleum derivative. The average energy from the solar power plant is 0.30 kWh per m2 equal to the 1400–1800 peak rated capacity. India has many solar power facilities, making it one of the top producers of renewable energy power.

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  • Om Prakash & Asim Ahmad & Anil Kumar & Rajeshwari Chatterjee & Shubham Sharma & Reza Alayi & Hossein Monfared, 2022. "The compressive study of energy security prospects in India through solar power [Inducing the shift from flat-rate or free agricultural powerto metered supply: implications for groundwater depletio," International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, Oxford University Press, vol. 17, pages 962-979.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ijlctc:v:17:y:2022:i::p:962-979.
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