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Report of the working group on energy policy

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6744993
This document presents, in detail, the report of the 'Working Group on Energy Policy' set up by the Government of India in December 1977. It gives an estimate of the prospective energy demand in different sectors of the economy for a decade; it surveys the present and prospective supplies of energy; it recommends measures for optimum use of available energy resources; and finally it outlines the future national energy policy for the country. The specific subjects covered by the report are: Trends in energy consumption; Forecast of demand for energy; Energy resources in India; Energy in the household sector; Energy in agriculture sector; Energy in industries sector; Energy in the transport sector; Policy for the power sector; Oil policy; Coal policy; Rural energy policy; Costs and prices in the energy sector; and Research and development in the energy sector.
Research Organization:
Planning Commission, New Delhi (India)
OSTI ID:
6744993
Report Number(s):
PB-82-206194
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English