Table 1: Population Projection

 

Year

Av.Gr. Rate *

(%/yr)

Population**

(Billion)

1991

1.99

0.843

2001

1.50

1.027

2011

1.02

1.19

2021

0.70

1.32

2031

0.40

1.41

2041

0.20

1.47

2051

0.00

1.50

 

* Average growth rate figures are applicable for the next decade. The figure for 1991 is calculated, the rest are projected.
** The population figures for 1991 & 2001 are from Census of India 2001, the rest are projected.

 

Table 2: Contribution of Different Fuel Resources to Primary &

Electrical Energy

 

Primary Energy, Year 2002-03 (Estimated)

 

Coal+Lig

Crude

NG

Hydro

Nuc

Non-conv

 

Contribution in EJ

6.40

4.83

1.18

0.79

0.23

0.03

13.46

 % of total

47.53

35.92

8.79

5.85

1.72

0.19

100.00

Import (EJ)

0.51

3.42

~0.0

~0.0

0.03

0.00

3.96

 % of above

7.97

70.81

~0.0

~0.0

13.0

0.00

29.42

 

Source: Annual Reports of the year 2002-03 of Ministries of Power, Coal, Petroleum & Natural Gas, Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Department of Atomic Energy and communication from Central Electricity Authority.

 

Electricity, Year 2002-03

 

Thermal

Hydro

Nuclear

Non-conv

Total

Contribution in TWh

550.82

65.66

19.24

2.66

638.38

% of total

86.3

10.3

3.0

0.4

100.0

 

1. Power from Utilities: Thermal, Hydro and Nuclear: 531.61 TWh

(Source http://cea.nic.in/data/opt2_mon_gen_act.htm assessed on 23.4.03),

 

2. Wind: 2.13 TWh (Source Annual Report 2002-03 Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources)

 

3. Captive Power: Capacity factor of 41% for the year 2000-01 is calculated from the data given in “Energy” published by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, April 2002. Generation of 104 billion kWh in 2002-03 has been calculated assuming a capacity factor of 41% on an estimated base of 29 GWe.

 

Table 3 : A Survey of Energy Growth Rate Projections for India[1]

 

 

Investigator

 

 

 

Period of Projection

 Primary Commercial Energy Growth Rate (%/y)

 Electrical Energy Growth Rate (%/y)

1

SCE-India[2]

2002-2012

4.3

 

2

TERI-India[3]

1997-2019

4.5

5.7

2020- 2047

3.7

3.9

3

IEO-USA[4]

1997- 2020

4.5

4.5

4

EAGJ-Japan[5]

1990- 2025

3.9

….

2026- 2050

2.4

….

2051-2100

1.8

….

5

IEEJ-Japan[6]

1999-2020

5.2

5.4

6

RS&RAE-UK[7]

until 2026

….

4.0

until 2050

….

3.0

2051-2100

….

2.0

7

CEA-India[8]

1997- 2012

….

6.5

8

Present Study

2002- 2022

4.6

6.3

2022-2032

4.5

4.9

2032-2042

4.5

4.5

2042- 2052

3.9

3.9

 

Table 4: India's Energy Resource Base

 

 

Amount

Thermal Energy

Electricity Potential

 

EJ

TWh

GW-yr

GWe-yr

Fossil

Coal [9]

38 - BT

667

185,279

21,151

7,614

Hydrocarbon[10]

12 - BT

511

141,946

16,204

5,833

Non-Fossil

  Nuclear[11]

  Uranium-Metal

61,000 -T

 

 

 

 

In PHWR

 

28.9

7,992

913

328

In Fast Breeders

 

3,699

1,027,616

117,308

42,231

  Thorium-Metal

2,25,000 -T

 

 

 

 

In Breeders

 

13,622

3,783,886

431,950

155,502

  Renewable

     Hydro [12]

150 - GWe

6.0

1,679

192

69

     Non-conv. Ren.[13]

100 - GWe

2.9

803

92

33

 

Assumptions for Potential Calculations

Fossil:

1. Complete source is used for calculating electricity potential with thermal efficiency of 0.36

2. Calorific values: Coal: 4,200 kcal/kg, Hydrocarbon: 10,200 kcal/kg

 

Non-Fossil:

Thermal energy is the equivalent fossil energy required to produce electricity at 0.36 efficiency.

 

Nuclear

1. PHWR burn-up = 6,700 MWd/T of uranium oxide, efficiency = 0.29.

2. Fast breeders can use 60% of the uranium. This is an indicative number. Actual value will be determined as one proceeds with the programme and gets some experience. Fast reactor thermal to electrical energy conversion efficiency is taken to be 42%.

3. Breeders can use 60% thorium with efficiency of 42%. At this stage, the type of reactors wherein thorium will be used are yet to be decided. The numbers are only indicative.

 

Hydro

1. Name plate capacity is 150 GWe.

2. Estimated hydro- potential of 600 billion kWh and name plate capacity of 150 GWe gives a capacity factor of 0.46.

 

Non-conventional Renewable

1. Includes: Wind 45 GWe, Small Hydro 15 GWe, Biomass Power/ Co-gen. 19.5 GWe and Waste to Energy 1.7 GWe etc.

2. Capacity factor of 0.33 has been assumed for potential calculation.

 

 

Table 5:  Cost of Imported Fuel

 

Fuel

Rs./Tonne

Billion US $/EJ

Naphtha at Indian port

13,470

5.86

L.N.G. at Indian port

12,500

5.80

Coal at Indian port

2,346

1.67

Nat.-U (U3O8) at International market

11,00,000

0.04

 

Costs of fossil fuels are from " Draft Report of the Expert Committee on Fuels for Power Generation, Central Electricity Authority, Government of India, April 2002". Natural uranium cost is the one prevailing for most part of the year 2002-http://www.uxc.com/review/uxc_g_2yr_price.html (accessed on 23-01-2003).

 

 

Table 6:  External Costs

 

Fuel

Costs (mEcu/kWh)

Equivalent lives lost (per GWe-year)

Coal

18 -150

213

Lignite

35 - 84

138

Oil

26 -109

213

Gas

5.0 - 31

27

Wind

0.5 - 2.6

5

Hydro

0.8 - 7

2

Biomass

1.2 - 29

51

Nuclear

2.5 - 7.3

1

  Adapted by IAEA (H-H Rogner) from European Commission ExternE Project 1998

 

 

Table 7: Capacity Factors & Thermal to Electrical Energy Conversion Efficiency

 

 

Capacity Factor

Efficiency

Year

Thermal

Hydro

Non-conv

Nuclear

 

2002

0.7

0.38

0.14

0.80

0.30

2022

0.7

0.46

0.33

0.80

0.36

2032

0.7

0.46

0.33

0.80

0.36

2042

0.7

0.46

0.33

0.85

0.36

2052

0.7

0.46

0.33

0.85

0.38

 

The efficiencies quoted here have been used for calculation of Primary Energy-equivalents of hydro, nuclear and non-conventional renewable electricity produced.

 

Table 8: Primary and Electrical Energy – Projected Growth

 

Year

Popul-ation

Coal + Lignite

Hydro-carbon

Hydro

Nucl-ear

Non-conv-Ren

Prim.

Energy

Electricity

Elec/ Prim-ary

 

Billion

EJ

EJ

EJ

EJ

EJ

EJ

EJ (ET)

TWh

Per Cap kWh

%

2002

1.04

6.40

6.02

0.79

0.23

0.03

13.46

7.65

638

614

57

2022

1.33

11

13

4.6

2.1

1.6

33

22

2154

1620

66

2032

1.42

19

19

6

4.4

2.0

51

35

3485

2454

68

2042

1.47

31

30

6

9.8

2.4

80

54

5438

3699

68

2052

1.50

47

41

6

19.4

2.7

117

75

7957

5305

64

 

For calculating primary energy in EJ equivalent to electrical energy generated by hydro, nuclear or non-conventional renewable sources, efficiencies given in Table 7 have been used. ET stands for equivalent thermal.


 

Table 9: Installed Electrical Capacities – Fuel Mix

(Including estimated captive power)

 

 

 

Coal

Hydro-carbon

Hydro

Non-conv Renewable

Nuclear

Total

 

GWe

 %

GWe

 %

GWe

 %

GWe

 %

GWe

 %

GWe

2002

71.92

51.84

32.81

23.65

27.78

20.02

3.5

2.52

2.72

1.96

138.73

2022

156

37

60

14

115

28

56

13

29

7

417

2032

266

41

101

15

150

23

68

11

63

10

648

2042

436

46

155

16

150

16

82

9

131

14

954

2052

615

46

204

15

150

11

100

7

275

20

1344


 

Table 10: Electricity Generation – Fuel Mix

(Including estimated captive power generation)

 

Year

Coal

Hydro-carbon

Hydro

Non-conv Renewable

Nuclear

Total

Per Cap Elec Gen

 

TWh

 %

TWh

 %

TWh

 %

TWh

 %

TWh

 %

TWh

kWh

2002

425.74

66.69

125.08

19.61

65.66

10.29

2.66

0.42

19.24

3.01

638.38

614

2022

957

44

369

17

460

21

162

8

206

10

2154

1620

2032

1630

47

618

18

600

17

197

6

441

13

3485

2454

2042

2673

49

950

18

600

11

237

4

978

18

5438

3699

2052

3774

47

1250

16

600

8

289

4

2044

26

7957

5305

 

 

Table 11: Cumulative Nuclear Power Installed Capacity

 

 

PHWR, AHWR and FBR based on Pu from PHWR

LWR and FBR based on Pu from LWR

Sub Total

Grand Total

Year

Thermal

(GWe)

Fast (GWe)

Thermal

(GWe)

Fast (GWe)

Oxide (GWe)

Metal (GWe)

(GWe)

 

Oxide

Oxide

Metal

Oxide

Oxide

Metal

 

 

 

2002

2.40

0.00

0.00

0.32

0.00

0.00

2.72

0.00

2.72

2022

9.96

2.50

6.00

8.00

0.00

3.00

20.46

9.00

29.46

2032

9.40

2.50

33.00

8.00

0.00

10.00

19.90

43.00

62.90

2042

7.86

2.50

87.00

8.00

0.00

26.00

18.36

113.00

131.36

2052

4.06

2.50

199.00

8.00

0.00

61.00

14.56

260.00

274.56

 

If only the already negotiated 2 GWe LWRs are imported then the installed capacity in 2052

will be 208 GWe instead of 275 GWe.

 

 

Table 12: FBR Breeding Characteristics & Cycle Fissile Inventory

 

Fuel Type

Fissile Breeding

Cycle fissile inventory for one year out of pile period (T)

System Doubling Time (yr)

System Growth Rate (%/yr)

Oxide

18.8

3.8

4.7

 

Carbide

11.0

6.5

3.9

 

Metal

8.9

8.1

3.7

 

 

Source: INFCE Studies- see Annex 2

1. Reactor Unit Installed Capacity= 1 GWe

2. Reactor Capacity Factor = 0.75

3. Fuel Discharge Burn-up: Maximum = 100 GWd/T, Average = 67.5 GWd/T

4. Out-of-pile time period includes transportation, intermediate storage, pretreatment, reprocessing, fabrication etc. of the fuel

 

[1]    Historical energy growth rates for 1981 to 2000 were 6%/yr & 7.8 %/yr for primary energy & electricity from utilities respectively.

[2]    Report of the Steering Committee on Energy (SCE) Sector, 10th Five Year Plan, Government of India, Planning Commission (Sr. No. 1/2001, March-2002).

[3] Disha- Green India 2047, TERI, 2001. Disha gives demand growth rates for coal, oil and gas. Primary energy growth rates are derived based on the calorific values of the fossil fuels and the thermal equivalents of the electricity generated (See Table 7, page 274 and Tables 8&9. page 287). Disha gives total generation in the years 1997, 2019 & 2047. Electricity growth rates are calculated from the given data. Conversion efficiencies from electrical energy to thermal energy are given in the Table 7.

[4] International Energy Outlook (IEO), Energy Information Administration, Appendices A, B and C, March 2002, (www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo/index.html). The growth rates correspond to the High Economy Growth Scenario (Appendix B).

[5] A Long Term Perspective on Environment and Development in the Asia-Pacific Region (http://www.ecoasia.org/workshop/bluebook/contents.html) by Environmental Agency of Japan (EAGJ). The growth rates pertain to the region Asia-Pacific and not exclusively to India. Considering India’s projected GDP growth rate, high estimate is quoted.

[6] Kazuya Fujime, Managing Director, Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ), (http://eneken,ieej.or.jp/en/data/pdf/115.pdf.).

[7]  Nuclear Energy- The Future Climate, The Royal Society and The Royal Academy of Engineering (RS & RAE), U.K., June 1999. The growth rates pertain to developing countries and not exclusively to India.

[8]   Sixteenth Electric Power Survey of India, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Ministry of Power, Government of India, September 2000 (page 132). The growth rate corresponds to lower of the two scenarios. Higher growth rate is 7.3%.

[9]    Report of Working Group on Coal & Lignite for The 10th Five Year Plan (2002-2007) July 2001

[10]   Annual Report 2002- 2003, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India and remarks in the para 3.2 of the present report.

[11]   A.B. Awati, Internal note, July 24, 2003, Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India.

[12]   Annual Report 2001- 2002, Ministry of Power, Government of India.

[13]   Annual Report, 2001-02, Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Resources, Government of India.


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