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100			_aMaithani, P.C.
245			_aAchieving universal energy access in India : _bchanges and the way forward / _cP. C. Maithani and Deepak Gupta
260			_aIndia _bSage Publications _c2015
300			_a261 p.
365			_aINR _b995.00.
500			_aForty-five per cent of India's rural population is without electricity and over 85 per cent is dependent on biomass to meet its cooking needs. Projections suggest that if the present trends continue, a large section of India's rural population will remain without access to modern energy services even in 2030. It also follows that energy access is not only a critical component for reducing rural poverty and drudgery but it is also one of the fundamental conditions for holistic rural development. The book takes a critical look at the present energy policy and addresses ways to improve energy penetration. In doing so it encourages the use of renewable energy as an alternate medium, challenging the traditional power proponents. Table of Contents: Preface List of Abbreviations The Importance of Energy Access Global Status India Electricity Status Rural Electrification - Policy Landscape and Status of Access Renewable Energy Options for Electricity Access Challenges for Universal Electricity Access and Way Forward Access to Cooking Energy Subsidies and Funding Energy Access and Rural Development The Last Word Bibliography Index
650			_aRenewable energy sources
650			_aRural development
650			_aRural electrification
650			_aIndia
650			_aEnergy development
650			_aEnergy policy
700			_aGupta, Deepak
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