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Over-exploitation of fossil fuels such as coal and oil to meet the ever-inceasing demand of energy has begun to pose a serious threat of global warming and climate change, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Dr Farooq Abdullah said today.
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Speaking at a conference on ‘Mainstreaming Green Energy’ - Wind, Bio-mass and Solar organised by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) here, Farooq Abdullah said that it is time since we opt for renewable energy resources such as solar, wind, hydro and bio-mass, which are energy efficient and conserves energy to meet the increasing demand of energy.
There has to be participation of both the industry and the government in tapping the renewable energy to meet the growing demands. More and more research and development should be undertaken in the field of renewable energy, he pointed out.
He assured that the government would not act as a barrier in carrying out research and rather it would be a facilitator and urged the industries to carry out research.
More and more industries should come and develop technology, which needs excellence in the field of renewable energy to meet the growing needs. The New and Renewable Energy Ministry is implementing one of the largest renewable energy programmes.
Over 16,000 MW of grid power from renewable has been established and our plan is to achieve a target of at least 10 per cent of the total installed grid power from renewable energy in the country by the end of 11th Five Year Plan period, Abdullah said.
The Ministry has recently launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, which in its first phase alone aims to facilitate the setting up of 1,100 MW grid power from solar photovolatic and solar thermal technologies and 200 MW of grid applications by March, 2013, he added.
New and Renewable Energy Department Secretary Deepak Gupta said in order to meet the galloping demand for energy, there will be no alternative to switching over to as much as possible to clean and environment-friendly sources of power generation in future.
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