ENERGY TRAJECTORY OF
KARNATAKA, INDIA.
T V Ramachandra, Aparna Rajeev Cite
ENVIS[RP], Environmental Information System, Energy and Wetlands
Research Group,
Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science -
560012
envis.ces@iisc.ac.in
tvr@iisc.ac.in Phone:
080 22933099/22933503
Conclusion
⦁ Electricity generated through thermal power plants, constitutes 67% of total energy
generated in the Karnataka
⦁ There are 21 major hydroelectric projects in Karnataka, and the most share of
hydroelectric power generation was from the SGS project of Sharavathi river. The SGS project
generated its energy of 4196 MU.
⦁ energy production from wind resources is 7.31MU and solar plants is about 37 MU
⦁ annual per capita electricity consumption is about 765.9 kWh per person
⦁ Daily fuelwood requirement for cooking 1.88±0.09, water heating 1.07±0.14 and total
2.93±0.22 kgs per person per day
⦁ Total fuelwood requirement in the state is about 61 million tonnes per year (2011) and
71.65 million tonnes per year (2021)
⦁ Liquid fuel for transportation is about 19 billion litres per year
⦁ Coal requirement for electricity generation is 5537 million tonnes per year
⦁ Biogas potential of animal residues is 1.24 billion m3
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