Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: Minister for New and Renewable Energy Sudin Dhavalikar said that 72 per cent of thermal energy produced from coal contributes significantly to pollution and hence there is need to shift to renewable energy.
“Coal, extracted from the earth, is a depleting resource. It is not possible to rely on thermal energy for long in the future. There is an urgent need to switch to other sources of energy” Dhavalikar said.
Meanwhile, Goa is making remarkable progress on green energy generation front, with State reporting annual increase in solar power.
He said it is often found that in spite of celebration of any week with pomp and fervor, it is found that people continue to behave carelessly which is wrong and exhorted the people to be serious, judicious towards consumption of natural resources.
“Time has come to think over renewable, green sources of energy hereafter. We have to save these sources for posterity,” he added
Sudin said that they have to strike a balance now and strive to embrace energy efficient habits, he remarked and appealed to the students to shoulder the responsibility to educate/sensitize people about the purpose of energy conservation.
Since the State started its solar mission in 2019, Goa’s installed capacity has increased about seventeen times, indicating the state’s notable progress in solar electricity generation.
The State has produced 168.21 million units of green energy over the past six years (till September 2024), with an annual increase.
The State has grown quickly, going from producing only 4.46 million units of power in 2019 to reaching 69.35 million units by 2023–2024. Up until the end of September, 28.59 million units of solar energy have been generated during the current fiscal year.
As of October, the State had 1,566 solar connections, totaling 65.86 megawatts of installed capacity and 168.21 million units of power generated.
The Goa State Energy Vision 2050 states that by 2030, the state wants to produce 150 megawatts of renewable energy. By 2050, the state hopes to be the first in the nation to run entirely on renewable energy.
According to data, the state produced 4.46 million units of solar electricity in 2019–20, 12.65 million units in 2020–21, and then a slight increase to 16.03 million units the following year.
Power generation more than doubled to 36.13 million units in 2022–2023 and then had a huge increase to 69.35 million units in 2023–2024.
