Electricity demand and supply projections for Indian economy

Subhash Mallah and N.K. Bansal

International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy, 2009, vol. 7, issue 2, 167-179

Abstract: The present paper deals with an econometric model to forecast future electricity requirements for various sectors of Indian economy. Following the analysis of time series of sectoral GDPs, number of consumers in various sectors and price indices of electricity, a logarithmic linear regression model has been developed to forecast long-term demand of electricity up to the year 2045. Using the historical GDP growth in various sectors and the corresponding electricity consumption for the period 1971-2005, it is predicted that the total electricity demand will be 5000 billion kWh, against a supply of 1500 billion kWh in the year 2045. This may lead to a disastrous situation for the country unless drastic policy measures are taken to improve the supply side as well as to reduce demand.

Keywords: electricity requirements; end use consumption; forecasting; GDP; transmission loss; diffusion loss; T&D losses; SPSS; time series; electricity demand; electricity supply; econometric modelling; India; linear regression models; electricity consumption; power supply. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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