Eradicating Energy Poverty

Overcoming 'Barriers' to Decentralized Energy Systems in India

Manashvi Kumar Singh (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

423 Seiten

2022 | 2022 ed.
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-981-16-7072-5 (ISBN)

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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.”

Dr. Manashvi Kumar belongs to the 2004 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of Punjab cadre. He has an exceptional bachelor’s and master’s degree in earth sciences and an award-winning doctorate in political science. His academic interest spans across subjects pertaining to land, water, energy and power, climate change, regulatory capture, government failure, comparative public policy, inter-disciplinary research, mixed methods research, evidence-based policy and policy analysis.

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.

Erscheinungsdatum	11.02.2022
Zusatzinfo	123 Illustrations, color; 9 Illustrations, black and white
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
Schlagworte	affordable and clean energy • Decentralized Energy Systems • energy poverty • Prosumerism • renewable energy • Renewable Energy Resource Potential • rural electrification • SDG 7
ISBN-10	981-16-7072-2 / 9811670722
ISBN-13	978-981-16-7072-5 / 9789811670725
Zustand	Neuware