Information Regarding Present Indian Power Scenario

Indias current Installed Generation capacity: 125000

MW.
India ranks 6th in the world in terms of Energy Demand.
3.5% of world Energy demand is consumed by India.
5.2% growth in Indias Energy Demand for 10 th Five
Year Plan.
11% Shortfall of Electricity generation capacity in India.
Per capita energy consumption of India is 457 KWh in
compared to 1020 KWh in China.
NINL consumes on an avg. 15000 GCal per day which
costs Rs 4 crore considering present HSD market price.

Tips on Energy Conservation

One watt saved at the point of consumption is more than 1.5
watts generated. It costs about Rs 4 crore to create 1 MW of
new generation capacity. But one time investment of Rs 4
crore on energy conservation projects can provide 2-3 MWs
of additional generation capacity and can yield results in
within two years as against four years in setting up power
pant and transmission & distribution system.
Domestic Front
Domestic monthly energy consumption pattern (on an avg.):
Air Conditioner: 75 KW
Water Heater: 60 KW
Color TV: 55 KW
Refrigerator: 52 KW
Micro oven: 16 KW
Fan/Music System: 12KW
Washing Machine: 9 KW
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Use of Electronic ballast/choke in place of conventional

copper ballast.
Use of slim 38 Watt tube light.
Use of CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamps).
Use of Refrigerator with Automatic Defrost System.
Checking of Refrigerator gaskets for leak proof.

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For water heater by lowering the setting of temperature

of thermostat by 10 deg F, one can save Rs 1000 per
annum.
7. Switching Off lights & Fans when it is not required
8. During heating and air conditioning period make sure
that all doors & windows are closed
9. Use of Sun controlled film on window glasses in Air
Conditioned rooms
10. Switch Off the AC half an hour before leaving the room
Industrial Front
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Electric motors account for two-third of electrical Energy

consumption. So the best practice is proper motor
specification at the design stage, use of energy efficient
motors and placed as close to loads as possible.
Use of VVF drives.
Installation of On/Off temperature control for cooling
tower fan.
Use of FRP blades with aerofoil design in place of
conventional aluminum blades in cooling tower.
Use of flat belt drives in place of V-belt drives.
Use of Axial flow fans in place of centrifugal fans.
Daily checking of maximum demand readings.
Use of capacitor banks for power factor improvements.
Use of Transformers with less no load losses and
operating them close to the rated capacity.
Use of LED lamps in place of filament lamps for indication
purpose.
Use of high pressure Sodium Vapor lamps.
Sealing of water leaks, steam leakage, compressed air
leakage and oil leakage.
Replace of missing insulation, worn out bearings, belts
and gears.
Regular adjustment of fuel burners, cleaning of dirty
lamps.
Selection of proper lubricants and regular lubrication.
A 5 deg C decrease in evaporator temperature in an Air
Conditioning
unit
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specific
power
consumption by 15%.
Regular Energy Audit and implementation of Energy
Conservation programmes.
Use of timers for illumination inside Plant and Township
premises.