India's Energy - Essays on Sustainable Development

Author: Eminent ContributorsEditor: Pierre Audinet / P R Shukla / Frederic GrarePublisher: ManoharYear: 2000Language: EnglishPages: 290ISBN/UPC (if available): 8173043515 DescriptionIndia is emerging on the world scene as a major energy consumer. Growing imports of oil, gas and coal re-define the conditions that guarantee India’s energy security. India’s final energy demand grows faster than the development of its own national resources. Beyond, one can observe a regular growth in the intensity of polluting energy emissions of the economic activity. This is worsened by the misallocation of resources due to pricing policies, management systems, and more generally, policies that induce a lot of inefficiency and waste.To tackle the long run constraints of the present demand and supply trends, drastic changes in the management of the sector are required. Implementation of reforms began in 1991. Some options exist but a number of bold decisions still have to be taken and implemented to fulf