Improving energy planning and its impact on rural India

Thesis/Dissertation · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5865679

Iyer, M R

This research aims at exposing the nature and magnitude of the rural energy crisis and the importance of energy issues in rural development. The scale, severity, and duration of the Indian rural energy problem are described in detail, and factors that appear most relevant for developing and utilizing energy sources are identified. The study recognizes that energy policy is one aspect of the overall development policy of the country. However, energy is also an important variable in every activity connected with development, and therefore, how energy policies are devised and implemented influences the results attained in national development goals. Indian rural energy is supply-constrained, rather than demand-driven. The substantial use of noncommercial energy, the low price elasticity due to subsistence-level use, the low extent of rural electrification, the low-level government investment and policy commitments, and the public-policy preference of urban over rural considerations are still major problems of the rural energy situation. The discussion and analysis point to a number of possibilities and opportunities available for improving energy planning and its impact on rural India.

• OSTI ID: 5865679
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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