Transcript Demand side management and Renewable Energy In India

Demand side management and Renewable
Energy In India: Capacity Building of CSOs
DREC PROJECT
Gujarat Chapter
Presented By- Ankur Brauah
VIKSAT, Ahmedabad
VIKSAT
VIKRAM SARABHAI CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT INTERACTION
Nehru Foundation for Development, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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Project Outline
Project Goal
• Policy Change
• Practice Change
Implementation area
• 4 districts
• 8 partner CSOs
Consumer Groups
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CSOs
Household
Farmers
Commercial
Government
Industrial (SMEs)
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Project Activities Accomplished
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Inception Workshop
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Consumer Perception Survey
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State Level Paper
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State Level Training Workshops
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Consumer Interface Meetings
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Learning of the perception survey
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Climate Change: It’s happening…
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Lifestyle first
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There is a gap between awareness and practice in EE and RE
Consumer Satisfaction quotient
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Consumers are ready to pay 5-10% extra for clean energy in the condition of reliable supply and
better after sale service
Behavior Change….a challenge
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There are issues related to supply and quality of electricity provided, in some parts of Gujarat
YES…to shell out more
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Consumers are well aware of RE and EE
Power surplus state….bordering a myth…?
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Consumers are not ready to compromise with lifestyle for the sake of climate
Renewable Energy and energy Efficiency
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Consumers are aware of climate change, but are unable to link the phenomenon with energy
issue
Consumers are not happy with the EE appliances
High to start with…higher to continue
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High initial cost and poor after sale service are the major hurdles in adopting RE
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Learning of the CIMs
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Consumers are concerned about increasing power price
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Billing and service related problems still exits especially in rural areas
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Consumers showed interest to know about EE products and RE alternatives
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Farmers showed interest in adopting solar pumps
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Energy audit is picking up in SMEs….availability of qualified Energy auditors is
an issue
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SHGs are instrumental in facilitating penetration of EE products and RE
appliances
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At a personal level, the consumers have been adopting EEPs and RE, but the
efforts are isolated and choices made were un-informed..
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Standards, labeling and brands…dot play a significant role in influencing the
decision of consumers, due to lack of information and awareness
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Consumer awareness and participation in regulatory system is nominal
Very limited use of media in promoting awareness regarding consumer role in
grievance redressal and in energy saving
A high level of acceptance amongst the Gram Panchayats about RET
Youth, School going children, SHGs are a potential vehicle for inculcating DSM
strategies
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Challenges faced
• Very little in-house expertise on specialized and
technical aspects of the issue
• Start up problems: very few organizations were
found to partner with, in the initial stage
• Mode of Denial: A general trend was observed
amongst the consumers, CSOs, Government
agencies (regulatory and implementation)
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