Non Conventional Sources of Energy : Once you got a solar panel on a roof, energy is free.
India is one of the fastest growing countries in terms of energy consumption. Currently, it is the fifth largest consumer of energy in the world and is expected to be the third largest by 2030. The country is heavily dependent on fossil sources of energy for most of its demand. This has necessitated the need for alternate non-conventional sources of energy. Also, most of the rural sectors in India are devoid of power electricity. Renewable energy can offer an economically viable means of providing energy solutions to these sectors. Government too is coming forward to promote non-conventional energy projects to private companies. Establishment of Non-conventional Energy Development Corporation of AndhraPradesh Limited (NEDCAP) is a milestone in this endeavor. Soft loans, subsidies, concessional customs duty, exemption from excise duty in non-conventional energy projects, are some of the benefits available from the government.
The importance of non-conventional energy resource is thus gaining momentum in the country as well as in the state. India is now one of the countries implementing various programmes on the utilisation and promotion of non-conventional energy resources. Private participation is also solicited in some of the areas like power generation and solar heating systems. To become more effective in the promotion, NEDCAP can also undertake promotional and publicity campaign for individuals, NGOs, commercial and non-commercial institutions elaborating the importance of the conservation of the conventional sources of energy and the need for supplementing them with non-conventional sources.
