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1 Introduction
Energy is one of the major inputs for the economic development of any country. In the case of the developing countries, the energy sector assumes a critical importance in view of the ever-increasing energy needs requiring huge investments to meet them. Energy can be classified into several types based on the following criteria: Primary and Secondary energy Commercial and Non commercial energy Renewable and Non-Renewable energy
Source Extraction
Coal
Processing
Preparation
Primary energy
Coal
Purification Hydro
Coke
Nuclear
Mining
Enrichment
Power Station
Electricity
Natural gas
Gas Well
Treatment
Natural gas
Thermal
Petroleum Oil Well Cracking and Refining LPG Petrol Diesel/fuel oils Petrochemical
Steam
Primary energy can also be used directly. Some energy sources have non-energy uses, for example coal or natural gas can be used as a feedstock in fertiliser plants.
industrial, agricultural, transport and commercial development in the modern world. In the industrialized countries, commercialized fuels are predominant source not only for economic production, but also for many household tasks of general population. Examples: Electricity, lignite, coal, oil, natural gas etc. Non-Commercial Energy The energy sources that are not available in the commercial market for a price are classified as non-commercial energy. Non-commercial energy sources include fuels such as firewood, cattle dung and agricultural wastes, which are traditionally gathered, and not bought at a price used especially in rural households. These are also called traditional fuels. Non-commercial energy is often ignored in energy accounting. Example: Firewood, agro waste in rural areas; solar energy for water heating, electricity generation, for drying grain, fish and fruits; animal power for transport, threshing, lifting water for irrigation, crushing sugarcane; wind energy for lifting water and electricity generation.
Renewable
Non-Renewable
Oil The global proven oil reserve was estimated to be 1147 billion barrels by the end of 2003. Saudi Arabia had the largest share of the reserve with almost 23%. (One barrel of oil is approximately 160 litres) Gas The global proven gas reserve was estimated to be 176 trillion cubic metres by the end of 2003. The Russian Federation had the largest share of the reserve with almost 27%.
(*Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy, June 2004)
World oil and gas reserves are estimated at just 45 years and 65 years respectively. Coal is likely to last a little over 200 years Global Primary Energy Consumption The global primary energy consumption at the end of 2003 was equivalent to 9741 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe). The Figure 1.3 shows in what proportions the sources mentioned above contributed to this global figure.
BP
The primary energy consumption for few of the developed and developing countries are shown in Table 1.1. It may be seen that Indias absolute primary energy consumption is only 1/29th of the world, 1/7th of USA, 1/1.6th time of Japan but 1.1, 1.3, 1.5 times that of Canada, France and U.K respectively.
Table 1.1: Primary Energy Consumption by Fuel , 2003 In Million tonnes oil equivalent
Oil Country USA Canada France Russian Federation United Kingdom China India Japan Malaysia Pakistan Singapore TOTAL WORLD 914.3 96.4 94.2 124.7 76.8 275.2 113.3 248.7 23.9 17.0 34.1 3636.6
Natural Gas 566.8 78.7 39.4 365.2 85.7 29.5 27.1 68.9 25.6 19.0 4.8 2331.9
Coal 573.9 31.0 12.4 111.3 39.1 799.7 185.3 112.2 3.2 2.7 2578.4
Nuclear Hydro Energy electric 181.9 60.9 16.8 68.6 99.8 14.8 34.0 35.6 20.1 1.3 9.8 64.0 4.1 15.6 52.2 22.8 1.7 0.4 5.6 598.8 595.4
Total 2297.8 291.4 260.6 670.8 223.2 1178.3 345.3 504.8 54.4 44.8 38.9 9741.1
Energy Distribution Between Developed And Developing Countries Although 80 percent of the worlds population lies in the developing countries (a fourfold population increase in the past 25 years), their energy consumption amounts to only 40 percent of the world total energy consumption. The high standards of living in the developed countries are attributable to high-energy consumption levels. Also, the rapid population growth in the developing countries has kept the per capita energy consumption low compared with that of Figure 1.4: Energy Distribution Between Developed highly industrialized developed countries. and Developing Countries The world average energy consumption per person is equivalent to 2.2 tonnes of coal. In industrialized countries, people use four to five times more than the world average, and nine times more than the average for the developing countries. An American uses 32 times more commercial energy than an Indian.