ENERGY CONSERVATION BY DEMAND SIDE LOAD MANAGEMENT AND USE OF ENERGY EFFICIENT EQUIPMENTS

摘要

Present generation capacity of approximately 90,000 MW of India is not at all sufficient to meet the present growing demand, because the present total demand is more than today's installed capacity having a shortfall of approximately 40,000 MW out of 90,000 MW installed capacity the equipment of various thermal power plants are quite old, hence various power plants generating electrical power of 25.000 MW needs immediate remedial action. Considering population growth and industrialization the projected installed capacity requirement upto 2010 will be approximately 2.50,000 MW. Considering increased demand Government of India in 8th plan initially targeted addition generation of 48,000 MW, but due to resource crunch, the target was reduced to addition of 30,358 MW but finally there has been addition of 16,423 MW leaving behind a short fall of 14,115 MW (% 46 of the target). This has lead to more gap in demand and supply, keeping in view the gap between demand and supply the 9th plan identifies capacity addition of 57,000 MW. The cost of installation of new power plant is approximately Rs. 5.5 Crore per MW. Thus the conventional approach to meet the additional demand of by installing new power plants need huge investment, which is to difficult considering today's financial crises. Thus the supply side management (SSM) has the constraints of huge investment needed because of rising cost of fossile fuels, adverse environmental impact and high generation period. An alternative to cope with power crises adopted various countries and which has been very much neglected by Indian consumer and utilities demand side management.