Working to turn ambition into reality: The politics and economics of India’s turn to renewable power
Tongia, Rahul; Gross, Samantha | September 2018
Abstract
India’s economy has been a leader among developing nations, with gross domestic product (GDP) growing at 6.9 percent between financial year (FY) 2012 and FY 2018.4 Energy and electricity demand have grown along with the economy and India now has the third-largest electricity grid in the world, with a gross installed capacity of 344 gigawatts (GW) in March 2018 (the end of FY 2018). Nonetheless, with India’s population of about 1.4 billion people, the grid supplies just under 900 kilowatt hours (kWh) of generation per capita (FY 2018), which is one-third of the world average and 14 times less than average U.S. consumption. In addition to low average consumption, approximately 32 million homes still lack an electricity connection as of April 2018.6 The Indian government has ambitious plans to connect all homes to electricity by 2019.
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Tongia, Rahul; Gross, Samantha. 2018. Working to turn ambition into reality: The politics and economics of India’s turn to renewable power. © Brookings India. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/8880.Keywords
Alternative energy
Alternative energy development
Commercial Energy
Energy Economics
Energy Technology
Household Energy Consumption
Industrial Energy Consumption
Primary Energy
Results-Based Monitoring And Evaluation
Project Evaluation & Review Technique
Evaluation Techniques
Evaluation Methods
Evaluation Criteria
Alternative energy program
Alternative energy technology
Domestic Energy
Energy Demand
Energy Prices
Energy Pricing Policy
Energy Supply
Primary Energy Supply
Development Indicators
Social Participation
Low Income Groups
Income Generation
Newly Industrializing Countries
Input output analysis
Cost benefit analysis
Needs assessment
Economic evaluation
Energy Industries
Energy planning
Alternative energy technology
Project impact
Program management
Project appraisal
Green technology
Electric power
Energy development
Power supply
Electric power consumption
Price
Consumer
Consumption
Supply and demand
Electric power plant
Power
Renewable energy source
Renewable energy resource
Energy conservation
Energy policy
Participatory monitoring and evaluation
Participative management
Energy consumption
Risk assessment
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