JUNE 20239TOP STORIESHIMACHAL SIGNS MOU WITH OIL INDIA LTD FOR GREEN HYDROGENRENEWABLE ENERGY MIX IN TOTAL ENERGY GENERATION TO TOUCH 35 PERCENT IN FY27The chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the state and Oil India Limited have inked a contract to encourage the production of green hydrogen. The Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (HPSPCB) hosted a 'Enviro- Ideation Hackathon' today at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) in Shimla. CM Sukhu presided over the event.Since 2009, the state government of Himachal Pradesh has banned single-use plastics, and it is currently looking for viable plastic substitutes. The budget includes several initiatives to improve the state's climate, and the government is devoted to environmental conservation, according to CM Sukhu. "The state government is promoting the production of green hydrogen and has signed an agreement with Oil India Limited in this regard". He claimed that the current State Government is committed to progressing despite the constraints put in place by the Central Government as a result of the reintroduction of the previous pension system. He gave the assurance that the government will sympathetically assess the Pollution Control Board employees' request for an old pension. He also emphasised the efforts made by the government to combine technology and governance. The Chief Minister also spoke about the initiatives taken in the previous five months to improve the system.The administration is concentrated on reviving the economy, transforming HRTC diesel buses into e-buses, providing quality education through Rajiv Gandhi Day Boarding Schools, and implementing robotic surgery in healthcare institutions. The state government has designated 6000 orphans as 'Children of the State' and will assist them in paying for their higher education as well as other costs. By 2026­2027 and roughly 44 percent by 2031-32, renewable energy sources (RES) are anticipated to account for more than one-third of the nation's total energy generation. "Variable renewable energy (VRE) penetration is expected to rise as a result of a major capacity expansion from renewable energy sources in the Indian power industry.The cost economics also shows that a bigger portion of future total capacity growth is anticipated to be contributed by RE-based capacity addition. According to a Central Electricity Authority paper on the National Electricity Plan, the system would need more flexible generation to maintain grid balance with the large-scale addition of RE capacity.The predicted power generation from renewable energy sources is estimated at 710 billion units, or 35 percent of the overall energy generation in 2026­2027, based on capacity addition targets. By 2031-32, it is predicted that this will rise to 44 percent at 1,172 billion units. Following water and wind energy as the main contributors is solar energy. Observe Green Shift. Energy produced by RES accounted for 203.55 billion units of energy in FY23 (up from 170.91 billion units in FY22), or 12.53 percent of all energy produced (1,624.47 billion units) in the nation. During the time period, wind energy accounted for 4.42 percent of power and the solar section for 6.28 percent.Gujarat and Karnataka came in second and third, with 30 billion units each, and Rajasthan generated the most renewable energy among the states, with 41 billion units. 28 billion units of renewable energy were produced in Tamil Nadu overall. In FY23, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh produced 17 and 16 billion units, respectively.In total, the southern region generated 83 billion units of RE, followed by the northern region with 59 billion units and the western region with 58 billion units. The overall installed capacity of RES (including the large hydro sector) is projected to reach 337 GW by 2026­2027 and 596 GW by 2031­2022.
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