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Hard-cover • 2012
Pages: 402
ISBN: 9788171889730
US$69.95
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India’s Energy Transition

Possibilities and Prospects

R.K. Mishra‚ V. Balaji Nagendra Kumar

In association with IPE, Hyderabad


About the Book

India's Energy Transition: Possibilities, and Prospects discusses India's complex and multi-dimentional energy problems in general, and the complex challenges faced by India's energy sector and power sector in particular. It presents the possibilities and prospects for India's energy transition in the context of the policy environment and the ground realities. It is time for student and the power sector professionals to own this book, equip themselves with the requisite knowledge and play a herculean role in making India an energy and power sufficient country.

About the Author(s) / Editor(s)

<p><strong>Ram Kumar Mishra</strong> is Director, Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), Hyderabad. A great teacher and a prolific writer, he has taught in various national and international universities, including the London Business School, the Sciences Po (Paris), SDA Bocconi (Milan), etc. He has contributed research papers to international and national journals, and chapters in edited volumes numbering several hundreds.</p> <p><br /> <strong>V. Balaji Nagendra Kumar</strong> is the National Doctoral Fellow, Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), Hyderabad. He has contributed research papers in several edited volumes and journals. He was honoured with the much coveted Lee Kuan Yew Fellowship by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (National University of Singapore) for the completion of his Masters in Public Policy.</p>
Contents in Detail
  List of Tables and Figures
  About the Authors
  Acknowledgements
  Preface
   
1. Introduction
  Classification of Energy Resources
The Background
The Influence of Oil on the Economic Base of Industrialised Countries
The Influence of Oil on the Economic Base of Developing Countries
The Impact of the Oil Shocks
Fuel Wood Crisis: The Ultimate Doom
The Electricity Crisis
India’s Energy Security Concerns
Depletable Resource Economics
The Scheme
   
2. Energy Security: Framework, Pathway and Challenges for India
  Introduction 
Energy Security
Sourcing and Strategy towards Fossil Fuel Security for India
International Energy Security Concerns
India’s Energy Security Challenge and Determinants of Strategy
Conclusions and Recommendations
   
3. Recent Trends in the Indian Energy Sector
  India’s Household Energy Use
Petroleum Products
India’s Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Policy and Institutional Setting
India’s Downstream Petroleum Sector: A Background
The Committee on Pricing and Taxation of Petroleum Products
Household Energy Demand Scenario in India
Some Trends in the Electricity Sector
Concluding Remarks
   
4. Energy Efficiency
  Introduction
Approaches to Energy Conservation
Promoting Energy Efficiency in India
Policy and Regulatory Options
Energy Efficiency through the National Mission on Sustainable Habitat
Concluding Remarks
   
5. Energy Trading
  Introduction
Oil Trading
Natural Gas Markets
Concluding Remarks
   
6. Power Trading
  Introduction
Power Sector Reforms
Types of Power Markets
Power Trading Mechanism
Key Drivers of Power Trading
Power as a Commodity
Derivative Instruments in Power Trading
Power Options
Structured Bilateral Transactions
Financial Derivatives on Power Transmission Capacity
Pricing Power Derivatives
Power Trading Market Models
Concluding Remarks
   
7. Nuclear Energy in India
  Introduction
India’s Nuclear Policy
Nuclear Opportunities in India
Challenges to India’s Nuclear Programme
Concluding Remarks
   
8. India’s Transition to Renewable Energy
  Introduction 
Renewable Energy and Carbon Emission Reduction
National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)    
Agenda Setting Towards the Lion’s Share of Renewable Energy
Necessity of Poverty Alleviation
Relationship between Human Development Index 
    and Energy Consumption
Carbon Dioxide Emissions in India
Recorded Changes in Climate and Weather Events in India
Some Projections of Climate Change in India for the 21st Century    
Possible Impacts of Projected Climate Change
India’s Policy Structure Relevant to GHG Mitigation
CDM-based Development: Journey Towards a 
    Renewable Energy Scenario
Research and Development Initiatives Towards Clean Technology 
    and Renewable Energy Generation
Concluding Remarks
   
9. Renewable Energy Programmes and Schemes in India
  Wind Energy    
Solar Energy Programmes
Biomass Power/Cogeneration Programme
Small Hydropower Programme
Concluding Remarks
   
10. International Comparison of Solar Energy and India’s Journey
  Introduction
Increasing Viability of Solar Energy
Profile of Global Solar PV Industry
Solar Power in India
The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM)
Implementation Strategy to be Envisaged in the Solar Energy Policy
R&D Strategies 
Monitoring and Guidance of the National Solar Mission
Wind Power Profile
Concluding Remarks
   
11. Enhancing the Deliverables of the Power Sector
  Introduction
Principles of Project Management
India’s Power Generation Requirements
Strategy Blueprint of the Ministry of Power
Strategy Blueprint of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Pitfalls in Project Management: The Audit Approach
Concluding Remarks
   
12. Conclusions and Recommendations
  Recommendations
   
  Bibliography

 


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