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Unleashing the potential of renewable energy in India / Sargsyan, Gevorg ; Bhatia, Mikul ; Banerjee, Sudeshna Ghosh ; Raghunathan, Krishnan ; Soni, Ruchi. Washington Dc : World Bank, January 2011, 60 p. (World Bank Study ; 62706)http://go.worldbank.org/OBEO7NFHT0India has 150 GW of renewable energy potential, about half in the form  of small hydropower, biomass, and wind and half in solar, cogeneration,  and waste-to-energy. Developing renewable energy can help India increase  its energy security, reduce the adverse impacts on the local  environment, lower its carbon intensity, contribute to more balanced  regional development, and realize its aspirations for leadership in  high-technology industries. This diagnostic note draws on a detailed  analysis conducted by a PricewaterhouseCoopers India consulting team in  2008-09 for the World Bank. The data are based on information on about  180 wind, biomass, and small hydropower projects in 20 states, as well  as information from and norms of the Ministry of New and Renewable  Energy (MNRE) and the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC).  The study is intended to provoke discussions of the feasibility of  renewable energy development in India. Why is renewable energy  development relevant? How much development is economically feasible?  What needs to be done to realize the potential? Each of these topics is  addressed in a separate chapter, all of which suggest a few  implementable measures that India can consider to tap its economically  feasible unharnessed potential. (© WB)