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Tackling Rural Energy in India: An Institutional Way Forward

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  • Hema, R.

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India's rural per capita energy consumption is only one-fourth that of its urban. The state controlled energy institutional arrangement has allowed its participants to indulge their perverse incentives for long, creating significant mismatch between supply and need, with rural populations bearing the brunt. Environmental challenges make it imperative to shift to cleaner and efficient energy. This paper suggests an institutional way forward to enhance rural energy access while addressing environmental concerns. It requires that the rural consumers be vested with appropriate property rights to manage their energy such that their incentives are compatible with social efficient energy use.

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  • Hema, R., 2011. "Tackling Rural Energy in India: An Institutional Way Forward," The Journal of Economic Asymmetries, Elsevier, vol. 8(2), pages 111-128.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:joecas:v:8:y:2011:i:2:p:111-128
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jeca.2011.02.009
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    1. Liu, Xuan & Hu, Ye & Xiao, Yan, 2017. "Risk management for rural energy industry of Sichuan Province in China," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 1029-1044.

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    Keywords

    Sustainable rural energy; Energy institutions; Property rights;
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    JEL classification:

    • L97 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Utilities: General
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • P48 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Legal Institutions; Property Rights; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Regional Studies

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