Energy efficiency in India: Achievements, challenges and legality

Sarat Kumar Sahoo, Payal Varma, Krishna Prabhakar Lall and Chanpreet Kaur Talwar

Energy Policy, 2016, vol. 88, issue C, 495-503

Abstract: This paper explores the main legal Center enforced Commissions and Acts that are aimed at improving the current energy deficit in the country, with a specific emphasis on the need for research and a shift in the power market towards more sustainable technology. The paper first examines the main aims of the governmental 5 year plans in the past ten years, and then evaluates the merits and short comings of the existing technical framework that governs the Electrical Grid and Generation systems in the country. The paper also proposes inherent improvements, with ground scale methods in developing a sound and competitive system for power distribution through consumer and employee involvement as well as changes in the investment arena that can substantially alter the market compatibility of renewably generated energy. The paper indicates several key steps that the Center and State Governments have taken in order to revolutionise the feasibility of the electrical systems in the country. Finally, the paper appraises and assesses the main amendments in the Electrical Industry Legal literature and enforcement mechanisms that can effectuate rapid and systemic changes across the Indian context.

Keywords: Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE); Demand Side Management (DSM) Scheme; Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector; National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.10.049

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