India’s Energy Security Scenario: Challenges and Opportunities

Energy security of India is critical for national security, sustainable development and economic growth. Energy security is an important component of India's national security and renewable energy sources offer significant potential to enhance energy security in India, energy reliance is aimed to get promoted through various policies and initiatives such as Wind Energy Program, National Solar Mission and Bio Energy Mission. Enhancing energy security of India includes enhancing energy security through the development of advanced energy storage technologies, improving the efficiency of renewable energy systems. The objective of this paper is to highlight the growing importance of energy in India's national security and to explore the possibilities of enhancing energy security of India through self reliance with the help of research and innovation. The presented paper begins by discussing the India’s energy spectrum which highlights energy security scenario, strategies rated to energy security and also the regional and global cooperation in energy sector by India. It also present initiatives taken by the government and analyse renewable energy sources. The paper emphasizes various challenges to energy security in various dimensions. At the end, this paper underlines the major opportunities for India in energy security in futuristic scenario.