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Solar PV Atlas: MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA
Less than one per cent
(0.75 per cent) of MP’s
land would need to host
solar PV generation in
order to meet 100 per
cent of the state’s projected
electricity needs
in 2050.
Situated in the middle of India, Madhya
Pradesh is the second-largest Indian
state by size. The state is home to more
than 72.5 million people, over threequarters
of whom live in rural areas. 1 In
2011 Madhya Pradesh was responsible
for 3.29 per cent of India’s GDP, or
US$52.3 billion. Inhabitants earned an
average annual income of 27,250 rupees
or about US$528. 2 Though 96.4 per cent
of villages in Madhya Pradesh were considered
electrified in 2009, the definition
of an electrified village allows for up to
90 per cent of the households to lack access
to electricity. 3
Spanning what is considered a “genetic
highway” between the western coast’s
Ghat Mountains and the northeast,
Madhya Pradesh features two mountain
ranges of its own and some of India’s
richest biodiversity. The state has approximately
5,000 plant species of which
625 are medicinal flora. Tigers and other
endangered megafauna coexist with
more than 500 bird species and 180 fish
species. With four major forest types,
nine national parks and 25 wildlife sanctuaries,
the Tiger State is a pioneer state
in the national movement for conservation.
The national parks and sanctuaries
constitute 11.4 per cent of the total forest
area and 3.52 per cent of the geographical
area of the state. 4
State and national governments, as well
as aid agencies, are investing in grid extension
and increased generation, much
of which is planned as coal. Solar PV
generation offers a more sustainable and
ultimately more affordable option for
these power expansion plans.
Installed
Capacity (2011)
Electric Sector Profile 5
Total Generation
(Apr. 2011-
Mar. 2012)
Avg. Consumer
Price of
Electricity (2009) 6
Electricity
Consumption/
capita (2009-10) 7
Average electricity
consumption/
capita in IEA
countries (2009)
8.38 GW
49412.5 GWh
US$0.087/kWh*
602.07 kWh
9,200 kWh
Electricity Generation by Source
Coal (2011-12)
Hydro-electric
(2011-12)
Other
84 per cent
10 per cent
6 per cent
*US$1=56.235 INR, May 30, 2012
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