[readme3]

I read recently , just some numbers that many TPS (Thermal power stations) are slowly being shutdown , because of myriad of reasons including water shortages , coal emission norms and falling costs of power (TPS /unit power is much higher than other sources)

https://numerical.co.in/numerons/collection/5afecac0291c55fc...

There are places like Raichur (famous for Rice cultivation down here) that has Super thermal stations that shutdown due to lack of water.

In my home state , we can generate solar power from the rooftops and send it back to the grid and get paid for it. Best part is , I get the panel on a subsidized rate as well. Where i currently stay , solar water heaters are mandatory to get occupancy certificates for individual houses.

Without crediting anyone (and hence labeling myself as pro/con government) , recent norms have forced rethink of dirty fuels. Delhi had a ban on diesel passenger vehicles as well. An example is India's largest car manufacturer Maruti to stop diesel cars by 2020 (https://www.deccanherald.com/business/maruti-to-stop-making-...)

A combination of improved public transport (metros) and these little steps on energy self sufficiency will go a long way in the short to middle term (5-10 years is my guess)

In a hugely negative world , I find these heartening.We have unstable grids , but quite looking forward to stability in electricity.

[0xFFFE]

If only we can get an efficient & cost effective Thorium reactor working, most of the coal plants can be shutdown much sooner. Going by publicly available data, we are no where near a working prototype.

[pjc50]

Aren't these also going to be vulnerable to the lack of water problem?

[0xFFFE]

Valid point. For the same generating capacity, water consumption should be similar assuming same location. But a nuclear power plant has different site selection criteria than other plants.

[Dumblydorr]

Renewables and batteries will shut them down far far faster then a pie in the sky reactor that probably won't ever happen.

[0xFFFE]

Agreed, we should have a more pragmatic approach while staying invested in Thorium reactor research.

[L_226]

And yet, the Adani group has still commenced operations at the Carmichael mine in Australia [0] - the largest coal mine in Australia. It only exports low grade fuel to India too, and at a loss.

[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmichael_coal_mine

[undeadlock]

  An example is India's largest car manufacturer Maruti to stop diesel cars by 2020

I remember they are going to stop diesel car production as the cost to upgrade to BS VI emission norms is higher.

[kartickv]

> improved public transport (metros)

Where can I find statistics on how many metro stations are in operation today vs a decade ago?

[_jgdh]

For India specifically? The wikipedia articles for each metro, perhaps. They provide a timeline when each was constructed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai_Metro

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi_Metro

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namma_Metro

[readme3]

Hyderabad as well (another IT city) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad_Metro

Smaller ones : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaipur_Metro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kochi_Metro

etc.

[kartickv]

Thanks, but I was looking for an India-wide statistic, like a graph, so I can see how fast (or slow) we're making progress.