Power generation capacity to hit 820 GW by 2030: Min
NEW DELHI: The government is considering setting up an exploratory mining centre in Sikar district of Rajasthan where over 14,000 tonnes of uranium ore deposits have been discovered.
In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh said pre-project activities required for obtaining statutory clearances have been initiated by Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL).
As a part of this, the state government of Rajasthan has issued Letter of Intent (LOI) for granting of mining lease to UCIL, he said.
According to the information shared by the minister, the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD) found 8,813 tonnes of uranium oxide deposits in Rohil in Sikar district, 1,086 tonnes in Rohil west, 3,570 tonnes in Jahaz and 1,002 tonnes in Geratiyon ki Dhani. At Umra in Udaipur district, the AMD had found uranium oxide deposits to the tune of 1,160 tonnes.
The total uranium ore deposits found in Rajasthan are 15,631 tonnes 14,471 tonnes in
NEW DELHI: Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh on Wednesday said the country’s electricity generation capacity will reach 820GW by 2030, including over 500GW from non-fossil fuel sources.
In his message at the launch of a report of The Energy Resource Institute (TERI), Singh said: “By 2030, the total capacity for power production would be about 820GW. Out of that, more than 500GW will be non-fossil.”
Pointing out that India has already started adding storage capacity to renewable energy, the minister said the government has come out with one of the largest bids on storage and is trying to bring down the storage cost by adding volume.
He also emphasised on India’s commitment to energy
Sikar district and 1,160 tonnes in Udaipur, Singh said, adding that these deposits have been classified as “small deposits”.
“Mining technology and economics are important criteria which decide the exploitation and extraction status of a deposit like other mineral deposits,” Singh said.
Across the country, the AMD, a constituent unit of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), has established a total of transition targets though the country has one of the lowest per capita emissions. TERI on Wednesday released a roadmap charting the feasible pathways to achieving the ambitious decarbonisation targets.
Apart from suggesting policies as well as technological interventions to achieve the 2030 goals, TERI’s roadmap also calls for state leadership in the development of pumped storage plants and feed-in-tariff for solar generation.
Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI, said in the statement, “While India has the right policy regime in place, we need to adopt new energy storage solutions and technologies which bring stability and flexibility to the grid. We need collaborations for investing in research and development of new technologies.” 3,82,675 tonnes in situ U3O8 in 47 uranium deposits in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Presently, the deposits at Jaduguda, Narwapahar, Bagjata, Bhatin, Banduhurang, Turamdih and Mohuldih in Jharkhand and Tummalapalle in Andhra Pradesh are under exploitation by UCIL, Singh said.
‘Presently, the deposits at Jaduguda, Narwapahar, Bagjata, Bhatin, Banduhurang, Turamdih and Mohuldih in Jharkhand and Tummalapalle in Andhra Pradesh are under exploitation by UCIL’