Analysis of barriers to implement solar power installations in India using interpretive structural modeling technique

Md. Fahim Ansari, Ravinder Kumar Kharb, Sunil Luthra, S.L. Shimmi and S. Chatterji

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2013, vol. 27, issue C, 163-174

Abstract: India is fast emerging economy in Asia and world. India's manufacturing sector is growing faster and domestic demand is also increasing. India has a severe electricity shortage. It needs massive additions in capacity to meet the demand of its rapidly growing economy. To maintain the pace of economic growth with reduction in emission of greenhouse gases, India must reduce its dependency on fossil fuels for electrification. Hence the requirement of solar power installations in India has increased. In this context, this study aims to develop a structural model of the barriers to implement solar power installations in India. Thirteen relevant barriers to implement solar power installations have been identified from the literature and subsequent discussions with experts from academia and industry. Contextual relationships among these barriers have been identified and interpretive structural modeling (ISM) technique based, a structural model of barriers to implement solar power installations in India has been developed. MICMAC analysis has also been used to carry out the classification of barriers based on dependence and driving power. One barrier has been identified as top level barrier and six bottom level barriers. This paper also suggests the different ways of removal of these barriers. Better understanding of these barriers would help organizations and government bodies to prioritize and manage their resources in an effective and efficient way so that maximum number of solar power projects can be installed in India.

Keywords: Barriers to implement solar power installations; India; Interpretative structural modeling; MICMAC analysis; Solar power (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.07.002

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