1. Plugging In Energy Demand in Indian Residences
- Author:
- Radhika Khosla
- Publication Date:
- 03-2018
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Centre for Policy Research, India
- Abstract:
- India is poised at the edge of an energy transformation. This shift is shaped in large part by the country’s ongoing economic, social, and technological transitions. Indian cities will host an influx of 200 million more people by 2030. Most of these people will come from a low base of development, and will demand modern fuels, appliances, and vehicles for improved quality of life. Demographically, at least 10 million people are expected to enter the Indian job market annually for the next two decades (India’s Half-A-Billion Jobs Conundrum 2017). In addition, two-thirds of India’s buildings that will exist in 2030 remain to be built (McKinsey Global Institute 2010). Managing these transitions is a significant challenge in itself, further complicated by the need to address their immense energy and climate implications. This policy piece examines an important driver of India’s energy future—electricity demand in households—and argues for why a broader consideration of energy consumption is central to Indian energy and climate debates.
- Topic:
- Climate Change, Demographics, Development, Energy Policy, Science and Technology, and Electricity
- Political Geography:
- South Asia, India, and Asia