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Effective Integration into the Power Grids

Civil service chronicle subscription As India stands on the verge of energy transformation, effective integration into the existing power grids holds importance even as India moves from coal-dependent economy to a renewable-focused economy. Electricity, which comprises only 17% of its final energy consumption in 2014 against 23% in Organisation upsc pattern for Eco­nomic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries its electricity consumption falls below the global average. During the decade 2001-2011, household electrification grew only at 1% per annum which resulted in electrifica­tion backlog of 3.5 lakh household. In India, while around 239 million pcs exam people are still without electricity access in India in 2016, it moves ahead on universal electricity access, as noted by IEA's 'Energy Access Outlook' report. Accord­ingly, India has made strides in improving access shankar ias academy to 82% of the population, which is up from 43% in 2000. It is expected that with such pace, India will achieve universal access in the early 2020s.