CONSULTING

Compared to Kyoto Protocol Year 1997, in 2015 wind added 300 TWh and solar108 TWh, while
nuclear power generation declined by 80 TWh across the EU as can be seen in Figure 39.
This growth in installed renewables capacity is set to continue beyond the current 2020 targets,
as in preparation of the UN climate meeting in Paris in December 2015, the EU has agreed a
binding target of at least 27 percent renewables in the primary energy mix by 2030, which is likely
to mean 45 percent of power coming from renewables. This will require an escalation of the
current rate of renewable electricity deployment. There is no EU-wide nuclear deployment target
and the nuclear share has been shrinking for decades.
India has one of the oldest nuclear programs, starting electricity generation from fission in
1969. It is also one of the most troubled nuclear sectors in the world and has encountered many
setbacks (see India section)
Figure 40: Solar, Wind and Nuclear Production in India 2000-2015 (TWh)
TWh
50
40
30
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Wind, Solar and Nuclear Production in India 2000-2015
(in TWh)
Wind
Solar
Nuclear
29
30
34
30
37
41
35
25
20
10
0
20 20
18
18
16
15 16
14
13
11
10
4.4
2.8
3
0,0 0,3 0,5 1.4
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
6,6
Sources: BP Statistical Review, IAEA-PRIS 2016
This is in stark contrast to the more recent but steady development of the renewable energy
sector. Figure 40 shows, how, since the turn of the century, the wind sector has grown rapidly
and has overtaken nuclear’s contribution to electricity consumption since 2012, while solar is also
growing rapidly. India has moved up the league of countries of global importance for renewable
energy investment as a whole, with US$10.2 billion in 2015. It is also on the 5 th position for non-
Mycle Schneider, Antony Froggatt et al. 113 World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2016