TECHNIQUES TO UPGRADE INDIAN SOLAR POWER SECTOR BY ANALYSING THE TOP RANKING SOLAR POWER COUNTRIES

Shantanu Rawat, Himanshi Rana, Deepanvita Maurya, Deepak Kumar

Abstract: As fossil fuels are depleting day by day it is the high time to switch to renewable energy. Many countries have already realized this fact and have started focusing on the renewable energies. The main focus of all countries is on solar power [1]. Though many countries have developed themselves in solar power generation since last one decades but India hasn’t started yet. The major solar power producing countries are China, Germany and Japan and if we try to compare India with these countries we stand far apart in the queue. Though India has one of the best climatic conditions to support solar power generation. India is a sun-blessed country which has clear 300 days of sunshine, which is comparatively much more than the other countries [2]. The total power generated by India is 267,637.35 MW (till March 2015) and out of which we are generating only 5,050 MW through solar energy [3]. To satisfy the demand of power supply all over the country in future, we need to install more number of solar power plants such as to provide us maximum output as a result in much more advanced technique [4]. Hence it will also reduce the pollution and will lead to a healthy and sustainable environment.

Keywords: Fossil Fuels, Generation, Solar Power, Renewable Energies, Pollution

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2017.0603014