The government today said that the per capita consumption of electricity in the country has increased to 883.63 k Wh in 2011-12.
"The per capita consumption of electricity in the country has increased from 566.69 k Wh in 2002-03 to 883.63 k Wh in 2011-12," minister of New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah said while relying to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
He said that 92.7 per cent of urban households and 55.3 per cent rural households in the country were using electricity as the main source of lightening as per the 2011 census.
The minister said that his ministry is providing various renewable energy systems for decentralised generation of electricity.
"So far, 10,752 villages have been electrified using various renewable energy systems. About 2.55 lakh solar street lights, 9.93 lakh solar home lightening system, 9.39 lakh solar lanterns and 138 MW of decentralised solar power plants have been installed," Abdullah said.
He said that the government is encouraging generation of electricity from various renewable energy sources such a wind, solar, small hydro, biomass by giving various fiscal and financial incentives.
"The state governments are procuring electricity from renewable energy projects at preferential tariff. So far, 29,536 MW of renewable power capacity has been installed in the country which includes 19,933 MW from wind, 2079 MW from solar, 3746 MW from small hydro and 3776 MW from bio energy," Abdullah said.
