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50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
Electricity (Billion KWH)
Coal (Million tons)
Oil (Million tons)
Fuelwood (Million tons)
Dungcake (Million tons)
Agricultural waste (Million tons)
Household
Industry
Transport
Agriculture
Other
Fig. 2.24 Commercial and non-commercial energy requirements in 1999–2000 (Source Planning
Commission 1992)
The eighth plan suggested the following short-term, medium-term, and long-term
priorities:
Short-Term
i. Maximization of returns from existing assets in the energy sector.
ii. Reduction of technical losses in production, transportation, and end-use of all
forms of energy.
iii. Reduction in energy intensity of the different energy-consuming sectors and
energy conservation.
iv. Meeting basic energy needs of the rural and the urban households, and to reduce
the existing inequities in energy use.
v. Maximization of demand for energy from indigenous resources.
Medium-Term
i. Substitution of petroleum products by coal, lignite, natural gas, and electricity.
ii. Accelerated development of all renewable energy resources, especially the
available hydroelectric potential.
iii. Research and development on decentralized energy technologies based on
renewable resources.
Long-Term
i. Promotion of energy supply system based largely on renewable sources of energy.
ii. Promotion of technologies of production, transportation, and end-use of energy
that are environmentally-benign and cost-efficient.
While total energy supplies (both commercial and non-commercial) increased
from 82.7 MTOE (million tons of oil equivalent) in 1950–1951 to about 291 MTOE
in 1990–1991, the share of non-commercial fuel continued to be substantial, that is,
41% in 1990–1991. Fuelwood alone accounted for 65% of the total non-commercial
2 Energy Sector Progression in India
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
Electricity (Billion KWH)
Coal (Million tons)
Oil (Million tons)
Fuelwood (Million tons)
Dungcake (Million tons)
Agricultural waste (Million tons)
Household
Industry
Transport
Agriculture
Other
Fig. 2.24 Commercial and non-commercial energy requirements in 1999–2000 (Source Planning
Commission 1992)
The eighth plan suggested the following short-term, medium-term, and long-term
priorities:
Short-Term
i. Maximization of returns from existing assets in the energy sector.
ii. Reduction of technical losses in production, transportation, and end-use of all
forms of energy.
iii. Reduction in energy intensity of the different energy-consuming sectors and
energy conservation.
iv. Meeting basic energy needs of the rural and the urban households, and to reduce
the existing inequities in energy use.
v. Maximization of demand for energy from indigenous resources.
Medium-Term
i. Substitution of petroleum products by coal, lignite, natural gas, and electricity.
ii. Accelerated development of all renewable energy resources, especially the
available hydroelectric potential.
iii. Research and development on decentralized energy technologies based on
renewable resources.
Long-Term
i. Promotion of energy supply system based largely on renewable sources of energy.
ii. Promotion of technologies of production, transportation, and end-use of energy
that are environmentally-benign and cost-efficient.
While total energy supplies (both commercial and non-commercial) increased
from 82.7 MTOE (million tons of oil equivalent) in 1950–1951 to about 291 MTOE
in 1990–1991, the share of non-commercial fuel continued to be substantial, that is,
41% in 1990–1991. Fuelwood alone accounted for 65% of the total non-commercial