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An optimal electricity allocation model for the effective utilisation of energy sources in India with focus on biofuels

With increasing agricultural and industrial activities in the country, the demand for energy is also rising. Renewable energy sources are likely to play a major role in meeting the future energy requirement of a developing country like India. Among the various renewable energy sources, the bio-energy plays a key role for the power generation. The current availability of biomass in India is estimated at about 120-150 million MT/annum covering agricultural and forestry residues corresponding to a potential of 16, 000 MW. This apart, 5000 MW can be installed through bagasse cogeneration. Plantations on wastelands also provide significant opportunity - about 62, 000 MW for grid-interactive power and another 15, 000 MW for off-grid applications. In this paper, an attempt has been made to develop a fuzzy based linear programming Optimal Electricity Allocation Model (OEAM) that minimizes the cost and determines the optimum allocation of different energy sources for the centralized and decentralized power generation in India with special emphasis to bio-energy. From the allocation it is understood that the bio-energy sources contributes around 22 % of the total power generation. This study will help in the formation of strategies for effective utilization of energy sources in India.

Energy; Modelling; India; biotechnology; Renewable energy

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