Energy in India describes energy

World energy resources and consumption

]World energy consumption in 2010: over 5% growthEnergy markets have combined crisis recovery and strong industry dynamism. Energy consumption in the G20 soared by more than 5% in 2010, after the slight decrease of 2009. This strong increase is the result of two converging trends...

 and electricity

Electricity generation

Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday...

 production, consumption and import in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. Energy policy of India

Energy policy of India

The energy policy of India is largely defined by the country's burgeoning energy deficit and increased focus on developing alternative sources of energy, particularly nuclear, solar and wind energy....

 describes the politics of India

Politics of India

The politics of India takes place within the framework of a federal constitutional republic, in which the President of India is head of state and the Prime Minister of India is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the President and is independent of the legislature...

 related to energy. Electricity sector in India is the main article of electricity in India.

India is net energy importer. India was 3. top coal producer 2009. India imports oil and coal.

Overview

Energy in India
	Capita	Prim. energy	Production	Import	Electricity	CO2-emission
	Million	TWh	TWh	TWh	TWh	Mt
2004	1,080	6,662	5,430	1,230	494	1,103
2007	1,123	6,919	5,244	1,745	610	1,324
2008	1,140	7,,222	5,446	1,836	645	1,428
2009	1,155	7,860	5,844	2,116	690	1,586
Change 2004-2009	7.0 %	18.0 %	7.6 %	72 %	40 %	44 %
Mtoe = 11.63 TWh, Prim. energy includes energy losses that are 2/3 for nuclear power

Coal

According to Greenpeace

Greenpeace

Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...

 the largest coal belt in India is at Jharia

Jharia

Jharia is a notified area and one of eight development blocks in Dhanbad district in Jharkhand state, India. More than one town in India shares this name.- City :...

. Before coal mining Jharia had forests inhabited by tribes. In 1971 the coal mines were nationalised. Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) took over Jharia coal mines.

India accounts for the world’s greatest concentration of coal fires. Mine area suffers from pollution of air, water and land.

Oil

India was 4. top crude oil importer 128 Mt in 2008. India has 5. top oil refinery capacity (4.1 % of the world) and production of 162 Mt oil products (4.2 % of the world). Net import of oil was 109 Mt in 2008.

Electricity

India was 5. top electricity producer in the world 830 TWh in 2008.

Human rights in India

According to Amnesty International

Amnesty International

Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...

 (2009) indigenous communities and small farmers have protested their exclusion from government decision-making on new development projects which could threaten their livelihoods and result in th process of forcing them to leave their house or piece of land.

See also

• Electricity sector in India
• Nuclear power in India
  Nuclear power in India
  Nuclear power is the fourth-largest source of electricity in India after thermal, hydroelectric and renewable sources of electricity. As of 2010, India has 20 nuclear reactors in operation in six nuclear power plants, generating 4,780 MW while seven other reactors are under construction and...
  
  
• Solar power in India
  Solar power in India
  India is densely populated and has high solar insolation, an ideal combination for using solar power in India. India is already a leader in wind power generation...
  
  
• Wind power in India
  Wind power in India
  The development of wind power in India began in the 1990s, and has significantly increased in the last few years. Although a relative newcomer to the wind industry compared with Denmark or the US, India has the fifth largest installed wind power capacity in the world...
  
  
• Renewable energy in India
  Renewable energy in India
  Renewable energy in India is a sector that is still undeveloped. India was the first country in the world to set up a ministry of non-conventional energy resources, in early 1980s. However its success has been very spotty. In recent years India has been lagging behind other nations in the use of...
  
  

External Links

• India’s Energy Policy and Electricity Production, Q&A with Charles Ebinger (October 2011)