An Alternative Measure of Efficiency in the Use of Electricity in India: A State Wise AssessmentShrabani Mukherjee
Indian Economic Review, 2008, vol. 43, issue 2, pages 229-251 Abstract: The present study attempts to make an alternative approach of estimating efficiency in the use of electrical energy in a broader structure by constructing a composite index of many causal variables. The index is measured with a reasonable degree of accuracy by ‘Principal Component Analysis’ method for the 18 major States in India. For the same, the study has taken two benchmark periods, 1990-91 (before power sector reforms) and 2000-01 (post power sector reforms) for the State wise assessment of efficiency in use of electricity and also to capture the impact of power sector reforms simultaneously. The result shows that at the level of the aggregate economy (or even at the level of an end-use sector) the electricity intensity, which is frequently used as the efficiency measurement in studies, is not a sufficient measure. Keywords: Electricity; Reforms; Efficiency; Composite Index (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: http://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:dse:indecr:v:43:y:2008:i:2:p:229-251 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Indian Economic Review is edited by Pami Dua and Sunil Kanwar More articles in Indian Economic Review from Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics |
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