Solar Energy Generation in Uttar Pradesh, India Using the United States of America as a Model

Authors

  • Dr. Babita Srivastava

Abstract

Uttar Pradesh (UP) is located in the northern part of India and is home to 200 million people. It is the most populated state in the country as well as the most populated country subdivision of the world. UP experiences power crises because the demand for electricity frequently exceeds supply significantly. Over the last 20 years, power shortages have remained within the range of 10-15%, while shortages in periods of peak demand reaches at even higher levels. This results in poor unreliable power supply with rampant power cuts and prolonged periods of low voltage. Since the UP is in such a state, the government has attempted to fix he issue by creating the State Electricity Act, which require UP to purchase 5% of electricity from renewable sources, and a portion of that must be from solar energy. Looking to the United States as a model, this paper will enumerate points that will only help UP’s energy crisis.

Keywords: Renewable Energy, Solar energy, India, Uttar Pradesh, United States, Model, Energy crisis, Electricity.

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Published

2018-03-24

How to Cite

Srivastava, Dr. Babita. “Solar Energy Generation in Uttar Pradesh, India Using the United States of America As a Model”. International Journal of Advances in Social Science and Humanities, Mar. 2018, https://ijassh.com/index.php/IJASSH/article/view/66.

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