Full Description
Decentralized energy systems paradigm calls for - a) evidence-based policy for local resource assessment, and b) context-specific energy needs assessment for- overcoming 'barriers' to decentralized energy systems in India. The pristine bedrock of the book comprises theoretical underpinnings of empiricism, behaviourism and realism. These concepts find their extension through inter-disciplinarity, and the mixed methods approach adopted for understanding spaces and cultures of energy consumption. Demand side management in energy sector entails-migration from a target-based (TB) approach towards an evidence-based (EB) approach for designing context-based policies in respect of energy demand, and an associated policy shift from a techno-economic regime towards a socio-technical regime embedded in 'appropriate' contexts. "Prosumerism holds the key to democratization of energy systems in India."
Contents
Part 1: Introduction to the Work.- Chapter 1: Theoretical Framework: The world view on energy, energy poverty, access to energy, energy ladder hypotheses, and the constraints of rural electrification policies.- Chapter 2: General profile of the electricity sector, genesis of rural electrification, overview of rural electrification programs, institutions and frameworks, policies, appropriateness of rural electrification, statement of purpose, work details.- Part 2: Research Methodology.- Part 3: Case Studies as a critical component of mixed method research.- Part 4: Collectivism of energy access through local energy needs assessment evidence-based policy.- Part 5: Rural energy collectivism through decentralized energy systems.- Part 6: Conclusion: Overcoming Barriers.
