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Energy resource

March 30, 2021 by Bhushan Leave a Comment Last Updated March 30, 2021

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1 Energy status in India.
2 Nuclear renewable solar thermal hydroelectric etc.
3 Fossil fuels
4 Coal
5 Oil reserves
6 GAS

Energy status in India.

HEP,Nuclear Solar wind GT

Nuclear renewable solar thermal hydroelectric etc.

Fossil fuels

Coal

Coal in India

  • Gondwana
  • Lignite / Tertiary

Gondwana coal distribution

  • Damodar
  • Mahanadi
  • Son
  • Narmada
  • Tapi

Problems of coal

  • Not good grade
  • Shallow - Smuggling
  • Techniques - wasteful
    • Selective
    • Shaft

Oil reserves

Sedimentary rocks of marine origin

4 main regions of oil production

  • Saurashtra shelf
  • KG Basin
  • Cuttack shelf
  • Assam Shillong Shelf

Himalayan Region - Potential region

Saurashtra shelf

  • Gujarat Rajasthan Onshore
  • Gujarat W Coast Offshore
  • ?? South Bassein
  • ?? Alia bet

E Coast Off shore

  • KG Basin
  • Rawa
  • Mukta
  • Panna

Upper Assam

  • Part of Shillong Shelf
  • Sibsagar Dibrugarh Naharkatia Digboi

GAS

Found in Anticlines of Sedimentary rocks

India lack Tech hence flared out

Dhuvaran Plant in Gujarat - Gas based thermal plant

Sui Feilds in Pak - Exclusive gas reserve

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