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Summary of Results<br />

Total electricity generation in the Alternative Policy Scenario reaches<br />

2 305 TWh in 2030, 17% lower than in the Reference Scenario. Installed<br />

capacity is 45 GW lower. Measures to cut final electricity demand and to<br />

increase the efficiency of generation reduce the need for energy inputs. The fuel<br />

mix in generation changes (Figure 18.6). Coal remains the dominant fuel, but<br />

its share is much lower than in the Reference Scenario and compared with<br />

today. In the Reference Scenario, this share rises from 69% in 2005 to 71% in<br />

2030. In the Alternative Policy Scenario it drops to 55%. This results mainly<br />

from policies to support renewable energy and nuclear power.<br />

3 000<br />

Figure 18.6: India's Power Generation Fuel Mix in the Reference<br />

and Alternative Policy Scenarios<br />

2 500<br />

2 000<br />

TWh<br />

1 500<br />

1 000<br />

500<br />

0<br />

2005 2015<br />

Reference<br />

Scenario<br />

2015<br />

Alternative<br />

Policy<br />

Scenario<br />

2030<br />

Reference<br />

Scenario<br />

2030<br />

Alternative<br />

Policy<br />

Scenario<br />

Coal<br />

Oil<br />

Gas<br />

Nuclear<br />

Hydro<br />

Rest of renewables<br />

The average thermal efficiency of coal-fired generation increases from 27% in<br />

2005 to 37% in 2030 in the Alternative Policy Scenario (Figure 18.7). The gap<br />

in efficiency between India and the OECD narrows, but in 2030 efficiency is<br />

still lower in India – by about four percentage points – for several reasons:<br />

■ The very low efficiency of existing power stations, most of which will still be<br />

operating in 2030 (Box 18.2). Their efficiency is assumed to improve<br />

through the implementation of renovation programmes, but the effect is<br />

marginal.<br />

18<br />

Chapter 18 - Alternative Policy Scenario Projections 541

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