Sanjay Panda explores the possibilities and obstacles to alternative energy in India:
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In India, the privatisation of oil exploration has also created a huge anti-alternative energy lobby led by oil companies such as Reliance, Essar Oil and Videocon, in cahoots with auto companies. A sign of their power came when New Delhi recently withdrew a Rs 1 lakh per car subsidy it was about to give the Reva, India’s first electric car.More importantly, supporters of alternative energy insist that the “full cost” of using fossil fuels is hidden — and could even be higher than the cost of many alternative technologies — because the health, environmental, and defence costs associated with using fossil fuels are not built into their purchase cost.
Yes Indeed. Govt has to proactive and shld think about the future requirement both considering the energy scenario& its commitment towards enviornment.
It was felt earlier the alternate energy can only develop with participation of both public & private ventures. Since govt has no far sight and now its becoming economically viable, a lot of private participation is expected & required.
Hope with lot of new ventures for the alternate energy or so called green energy , the deterioration in the environment can be controlled the climate change can be arrested.
Even more than Solar power, I feel we ought to focus on getting energy from bio-mass, including our daily household waste.
Technology exists for converting this waste into fuel. I suspect it must be not very cost-effective, but we will help the environment tremendously if we use it and this is a form of ‘cost saving’ too!
The Govt must encourage Housing Societies and Municipalities to introduce ‘bio-farming’ of energy.