Renewable energy storage expensive; coal, gas power forms base load at present
Union Minister R K Singh on Friday said electricity generated from coal and gas forms the base load as round-the-clock supply of renewable energy is not viable at present due to expensive storage.
The power minister while addressing a seminar on National Bioenergy Programme here also said eventually coal and gas-based energy will be phased out.
“Battery storage cost is Rs 10 per KWh. Solar power is Rs 2.30 KWh. You cannot have round-the-clock (renewable energy) without storage…You need some base load and that (base load at present) will come from coal, gas etc,” he said.
About phasing out coal, he suggested that it cannot happen at the cost of Rs 14 per KWh.
