Issues in Energy Supply and Demand Management - The Case of Arunachal Pradesh

ENERGY AND ENERGY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, p. 210, V. Mahajan, S. Agnihotri, and R. Athparia, eds., Deep and Deep Publications, 1999

8 Pages Posted: 30 May 2011

Date Written: February 17, 1999

Abstract

In a state like Arunachal Pradesh the prime objective of the energy resource management strategy should be to achieve sustained self-sufficiency and cost effectiveness in energy consumption, and to promote rapid sustainable economic development. In the context of these lwin objectives, the viable energy resource management plan for Arunachal requires suitable measures to be initiated both in the supply and demand fronts . Although there are a number of variables and factors governing the supply of energy resource in the state, it is the marginal cost of production and distribution of energy, government's policies concerning taxation, subsidy and environment safeguards, and the desired level of industrialisation are the three important variables to be given stress initially. On the demand side, ceteris pariblls, reduction in energy intensity in household, institution and industry levels, level of security desired, inducement through pricing to shift demand from high cost sources towards cheaper sources, and education and awareness level are the factors/variables to be given emphasis. Finally, manipulations of these factors/variables on the supply and demand fronts would result in a viable energy plan which makes it imperative to develop a scheme of renewable energy system with provisions of in-built flexibility and generation of excess of cost effective power potential to promote rapid economic development of the state in the context of resource scarcity.

Keywords: Energy, Energy Resource Management, Arunachal Pradesh

JEL Classification: 040, 041

Suggested Citation

Panda, Bhagirathi, Issues in Energy Supply and Demand Management - The Case of Arunachal Pradesh (February 17, 1999). ENERGY AND ENERGY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, p. 210, V. Mahajan, S. Agnihotri, and R. Athparia, eds., Deep and Deep Publications, 1999, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1855232

Bhagirathi Panda (Contact Author)

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