Abstract : In this paper, I have made an attempt to study the present power situation in Tamil Nadu, a state that has attracted plenty of FDI in power critical industries. Presently, the environment is conducive for big companies to invest in Tamil Nadu. However, there are many challenges to ensure that the requirements are met both for domestic and industrial application. The study examines the current scenario and provides detailed inputs on the various means for providing power. Electric power –the power of the present of world: The availability of quality and reliable power is critical for economic development of the State.Growth in power consumption is an indicator of industrial,agricultural …show more content…
The increase in power consumption was not thought through in their opinion and there is also a feeling that multinationals are being given power at the expense of domestic companies. While there may be no basis for such a view, it does indicate that the state government has laid the ground for a potentially explosive situation on the power front. Perhaps it was against this background that the state only made a few feeble noises about bidding for the Nano project which eventually went to Gujarat. The major reasons for the power crisis in Tamil Nadu are the following: 1. Absence of a long term vision to increase availability of power by capacity addition and encouraging private investment in power generation compared to other states, over the last 10 years. 2. Overdependence on outside sources. 3. Considerable dependence on wind energy which is highly seasonal in nature and therefore not completely reliable. 4. Failure to reduce power transmission losses in the last 10 years Detailed explanation: 1. Lack of long term vision: The following stats demonstrates how the gap between requirement and availability of power in Tamil Nadu has altered significantly in comparison with other industrialized states between 2003-04 and 2010-11 Comparing this with the situation in 2003-04, it can be seen that the status of deficits in most of the states was the same, except in Tamil
This article explained how electricity was generated in the early 1900s. Burning coal in the city centers produced electricity and also helped to heat buildings. Only people near from the city were able to use electricity because there was not way to transmit the electricity to rural areas. After a long time coal plants started to grew and people were facing difficulties because the coal plants occupied space and they also produced pollution to the city. People decided to move coal plants to the outside of the city in that way people would not be affected, they started to use transmission wires to carry electricity. Even though they did not have the same efficacy to obtain electricity they were finding a way to improve it. At the beginning of 1970 technology began to improve, so many mass-produce engines were produce and they can be located in the middle of the population, also decentralized plants were used to recycle the wasted heat. After all these benefits of the new technology, industry decided to make some changes. Electric monopolies started to charge people for the use of electricity. Later on, congress tried to open competition in 1978 and some independent power companies started to develop one site generation. This article was focused in a research on how to build new power generation providing technology, capital costs and fuel prices. After all of this significant and dramatic changes in electricity, United States was facing problems because the power industry
The provider would be required to increase its capacities based on the possible growth in demand for electricity. Equally it is essential for the consumer to understand that electricity that is made from non-renewable resources is luxurious and should not be misused; making it essential to create an equilibrium in the demand and supply for power. In case of discrepancy in the demand and supply, the costs of providing the energy to these units would be very high; and all devices that control the cost of transporting and supplying energy to these units would fail (Dahl, C. A.,
The energy crisis is mainly caused by overpopulation, poor infrastructure and distribution systems, wasting energy, and war (Rinkesh). Many people and countries are trying to solve this by switching to renewable resources, such as wind and solar energy; however, these solutions are ineffective. Renewable resources are “fickle and unpredictable” (National Geographic Maps). They are dependent on many environmental factors such as temperature, location, and weather. If one factor goes wrong, then it will not produce the energy for people or businesses. Furthermore, renewable energy infrastructures, like wind mills, “are often located far from the cities and factories where electricity is needed most” (National Geographic Maps). Renewable energy infrastructures require large amounts of land; therefore, in order to get the energy to the major cities, there would need to be new high-voltage power lines. (Expand on this paragraph a little more. What else make renewable energy such a bad
Moreover, the countries power grids remain incapable of maintaining such an influx in power consumption. Nigeria’s power plants depend on technology that is far outdated for safe operations today. With cellular communications in such high demand and the services are expanding rapidly. Landline based telecommunications are unreliable are turned off without warning. Internet services have started to expand and changing the lifestyle of every person in Nigeria. People can to get access to the outside world which allows for the demand of new electronics and communication devices.
Energy production of any country is the measure of its economy. No country can achieve high economic growth without producing sufficient energy. Production of energy crisis is a Greek word which means ‘decisive moment’. Crisis is declared when something has gone to a level where an action must be taken to avoid complete disaster ‘Energy crisis, takes place due to several reasons some of which are: increasing price of oil,power wastage ,less dams,incompitancy of exploration sector, miss allocation of resourcesflects industrial output,transportation,agricultural output,etc.Electricity breakdown in Pakistan is alarming. When energy supply of an industry is restricted, its output decreases and cost of production available to human beings.Therefore,we can say that energy crisis is a crisis of human development. It is indeed a matter of life and death. The multidimensional ongoing energy crisis has been having a knock on the life of every Pakistani. Without energy the wheel can’t run on roads, industry and agriculture can’t sustain, hospitals and operation theatres can’t function, schools and laboratories can’t work,public and private sector business cannot operate. Energy is the life blood of socities,provides a wide range of services essentials to everyday life, including heating,cooling,lighting,preserving of food, pumping fresh water, operating communication systems,internet and information portals and providing power for a wide range of appliances increases
There is a great correlation between development and accessibility of electricity. “Excluding South Africa, the entire installed generation capacity of sub-Saharan Africa is only 28 Gigawatts, equivalent to that of Argentina” (World Bank). Providing electricity can lead many investors in sub-Saharan countries and also can generate small business to the local people such as welding, shaving and many more jobs.
electricity access (including off-grid electrification) to houses in rural area such as long-houses in the remote areas of Sabah and Sarawak, villages of indigenous
The source of power to fuel homes, industry and transportation has changed tremendously from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to this present day. According
"Renewable Energy." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, Gale, 2014. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/PC3021900146/OVIC?u=pub_ovrc&xid=2298fb4d. Accessed 30 Mar. 2017.
Energy is vital for not only economic development but also health. In the developing countries, governments should make efforts on decreasing energy poverty that have negative impacts on economic improvement and public health. The number of people who currently uses modern energy should rise as the developing world governments take actions to reduce social costs and to increase social benefits by gradually spreading modern energy to their people in rural
First and foremost, I would like to express gratitude to NLDC, Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) for providing me a magnificent opportunity in the form of this dissertation to learn.
Many industrial units are either shutting down their operations or running on their own energy generation. This situation is seriously affecting our competitiveness in the international market. The energy crisis is going to worsen in the coming years due to an increase in the demand and a rather slow improvement in the supply. The power shortage, during the current year is likely to hit 5000 MW during the peak hours and the situation is not going to improve unless some long-run corrective measures are taken immediately. It is anticipated that the overall energy requirement of Pakistan will be about 100 million tons of oil equivalents (MTOE) in 2015. The development of water resources would resolve the problem in the long run but in the short term, there was a limit to constructing costly thermal power projects given their high economic costs. A major shortfall is already there in natural gas supplies, as an official energy demand forecast indicates that the demand for natural gas, which makes up about 50% of Pakistan 's energy consumption, would increase by 44%, i.e. 39 MTOE from 27 MTOE currently.
Most concerning, out of this flurry of activity, 550M people from SSA in 2040 will not have any access to electricity. This may be attributed to a series of factors ranging from high population growth rate that was not in proportional to the generating capacity, lack of
The State Electricity Boards presented a commendable picture in the growing independent India. Till now, the State Electricity Boards ran the show,
The topic of this literature review is wind power and hydropower. The purpose is discovering how wind power and hydropower influences the world and our lives.“Environmental science is the study of the interaction of the living and nonliving components of the environment with special emphasis on the impact of humans on these components. (Hartwick, What is Environmental Science?)