State the different methods of Power Generation adopted in India. 

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1. Hydro energy or hydro Electric power plant 

2. Nuclear energy or nuclear Power Plant 

3. Fossil fuels: i) Thermal energy (by combustion of coal) or Thermal Power Plant ii) Natural gas energy or Gas Power Plant iii) Diesel energy or Diesel Power Plant 

4. Solar Energy: Solar Power plant i) Photovoltaic Systems (Direct conversion to electricity) ii) Solar Thermal Power plant (In direct conversion to electricity) 

5. Geothermal Energy or Geo thermal Power Plant 

6. Bioenergy: Bio-Mass Power Plant i) Biofuels(e.g. Bio-diesel, Ethanol) ii) Biomass (e.g. sugar cane bagasse, farming waste, forestry waste etc.) iii)Biogas (it is produced from any organic waste materials. It contains mixture of methane(50-65 % in volume) and carbon dioxide

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