Electricity in India: Providing Power for the Millions

The quality of Indian electricity, which is still provided mainly by the electricity boards of the several federal states, has deteriorated sharply. This has seriously impeded the country's economic growth. India needs now to meet the growing demand for electricity from more than a billion citi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Audinet, Pierre (-)
Corporate Authors: International Energy Agency (-), International Energy Agency Content Provider (content provider)
Other Authors: Verneyre, François
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris : OECD Publishing 2002.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009704753206719
Table of Contents:
  • FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; TABLE OF CONTENTS; TABLE OF CONTENTS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND POLICY MESSAGES; I. CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS; GENERAL ELECTRICITY POLICY; RETAIL PRICING POLICY AND DEMAND; DISTRIBUTION; TRANSMISSION; GENERATION; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; II. INTRODUCTION: THE ELECTRIC POWER MARKET IN INDIA; ELECTRIC POWER DEMAND IN INDIA; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY IN INDIA; LIBERALISATION POLICY: TOWARD AN ELECTRICITY MARKET; ELECTRICITY PRICES AND SUBSIDIES; III. POLICIES FOR A POWER MARKET AND RESPONSESFROM MARKET PLAYERS; MAIN POLICY CHANGES
  • REGULATORY CHANGES AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL REGULATORY CHANGES AT THE STATE LEVEL; PRIVATE PLAYERS' RESPONSE TO MARKET DEVELOPMENT; IV. REMAINING CHALLENGES; THE POOR PERFORMANCE OF DISTRIBUTORS; ELECTRICITY PRICING AND MARKET ACCESS; INTEGRATION OF THE INDIAN ENERGY SECTOR; THE POWER MIX; REFERENCES