Impact of Natural Disasters on Energy Consumption - Evidence From Indian States

Bijoy Rakshit ()
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Bijoy Rakshit: Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India

Energy RESEARCH LETTERS, 2021, vol. 2, issue 3, 1-6

Abstract: This study investigates the impact of natural disasters on energy consumption across selected Indian states from 1996 to 2019. Using the system generalized method of moments, we examine whether the frequent occurrence of floods and droughts alters India’s energy demand. Our findings show considerable variation in the relation between natural disasters and energy consumption. Generally, we find that natural disasters, as measured by the magnitude of floods and a drought dummy, have an adverse impact on per capita energy consumption.

Keywords: system gmm; energy consumption; natural disaster (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q4 Q41 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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