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Power and Energy |
World's energy consumption of primary energy includes petroleum, natural gas,
coal, hydro-electric, nuclear, geo-thermal, solar, wind electric power and biomass.
Petroleum remains the world's most heavily used source of energy. Rural
electrification in India was up from 43.5% in 1991 to 86.2% in 2002,
according to Census of India. As of Aug 2008, India is facing a power deficit
of 14% during peak hours (average is 9%).
India's power generation
Source: Indian Ministry of Power
Units - MW
| Year |
Power Supplied (MW) |
|
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08 |
71,547
75,066
77,652
81,792
86,818
90,793 |
World's major
producers of primary Energy, 2005:
Source: Energy Information Administration, International Energy
Database
|
Rank |
Country |
Electricity
production
(billion kWh) |
Date of information |
|
1 |
USA |
3,979 |
2004 |
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2 |
China |
2,500 |
2005 |
|
3 |
Japan |
996 |
2005 |
|
4 |
Russia |
952.4 |
2005 |
|
5 |
India |
630.6 |
2004 |
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6 |
Canada |
573 |
2004 |
|
7 |
Germany |
566.9 |
2004 |
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8 |
France |
549.4 |
2004 |
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9 |
Brazil |
546 |
2005 |
|
10 |
United Kingdom |
363.2 |
2004 |
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11 |
South Korea |
345.2 |
2004 |
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12 |
Italy |
277.6 |
2004 |
|
13 |
Spain |
263.3 |
2004 |
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14 |
Mexico |
242.4 |
2004 |
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15 |
South Africa |
227.2 |
2004 |
USA consumes 25% of the world's total energy consumption!
Nuclear Power Producers around the
World, 2002
Source: International Atomic Energy Agency, May 2003
Unit - TeraWatt-Hour (e)
| |
Country |
Total Reactors * |
Total operating experience (yrs-mo) |
Nuclear Electricity supplied |
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10 |
USA
France
Japan
Russia
United Kingdom
India
South Korea
Germany
Ukraine
Canada |
104
59
57
33
31
21
20
19
17
14 |
2767-8
1287-2
1070-4
731-4
1301-8
209-5
202-7
629-1
1301-8
461-2 |
780.06
415.5
313.81
129.98
81.08
17.76
113.07
162.25
73.38
70.96 |
Note -
* Includes reactors under construction
As per a report dated 16 July 2006, the 103 active nuclear
reactors in the United States supply about 20 percent of US’ electricity.
In France, for
instance, 78 percent of the electricity comes from nuclear energy. There are
currently 337 working reactors in 30 countries outside the United States,
and there may soon be many more, as India and China embark upon ambitious
plans to build dozens over the next decade to satisfy their thirst for
electricity.
Energy and Environment
27 November 2006, Forbes magazine
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China
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India
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Total Energy Consumption
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59.6 quadrillion Btus: Coal (69%), Oil (22%),
Hydroelectricity (6%), Natural Gas (3%), Nuclear (1%), Other
Renewables (0%)
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14 quadrillion Btus: Coal (52%), Oil (34%), Natural Gas
(7%), Hydroelectricity (5%), Nuclear (1%), Other Renewables (0%)
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Per Capita Energy Consumption
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34.9 million Btus
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3.2 million Btus
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Energy Intensity
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9,080.4 Btu per $2,000 GDP
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4,825 Btu per $2,000 GDP
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Installed Electricity Capacity
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391.4 gigawatts
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126.3 gigawatts
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Electricity Production
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2,079.7 billion kilowatt hours
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556.8 billion kilowatt hours
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Electricity Consumption
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1,927 billion kilowatt hours
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519 billion kilowatt hours
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Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions
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3,541 million metric tons: Coal (81%), Oil (17%), Natural
Gas (2%)
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1,024.8
million metric tons: Coal (65%), Oil (30%), Natural Gas (5%)
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Per-Capita Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Energy-Related
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2.7 metric tons
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1 metric tons
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Public sector utilities
in India that collectively lose $7 billion a year not only fail to deliver
the power needed but are soaking up billions of rupees in bail-outs. |
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Fast
Facts:
- India is the sixth largest consumer in the world of primary energy-
India is the fifth largest producer in the world of primary energy
- India ranks amongst the top ten countries in the world for
usage of nuclear power as a source of primary energy
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