Transcript Mr. Ankur Baruah Ankur Baruah, Project Co-ordinator, VIKSAT

Demand side management and Renewable
Energy In India: Capacity Building of CSOs
DREC PROJECT
Gujarat Chapter
24th January 2012, RG meeting
Presented By- Ankur Brauah
VIKSAT, Ahmedabad
VIKSAT
VIKRAM SARABHAI CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT INTERACTION
Nehru Foundation for Development, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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The Perception Survey
Methodology
• Quantitative - Survey
Method
• Qualitative - Focus
Group Discussion
• Districts
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Ahmedabad
Kachchh
Mahesana
Patan
Total sample-500
CSOs, 100,
20%
HH, 200,
40%
Ind, 50,
10%
Govt, 50,
10%
Comm, 50,
10%
Farmer, 50,
10%
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General perception and awareness on Climate Change
General findings
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Climate change/global warming awareness amongst
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92.6% of total respondents,
88% of rural respondents
64% of uneducated
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59.% respondent see Global Warming as a priority issue
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16% industrial respondents see it as less important issue
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48% think that it will affect overall living of human
Response to statements
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Climate change is happening- 96.8%
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Climate change is affecting everybody-96.8%
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Every individual can do something to adapt to climate change – 85%
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Living today is more important than impact of climate change-89.8%
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Climate change implications on quality of life of next generation- 85.8%
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Major inferences of RE awareness
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Awareness about RE in is comparatively lower among women (70%) and uneducated
(60%) population (total 92%)
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Awareness about RE
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solar 92%
wind 79%
Biomass-17%
Biogas – 34%
Hydro -33%
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Awareness about cost effectiveness of RE does not relate with actual use of RE
equipments
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There is a gap between awareness and practice of RE sources
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Major barriers in adoption of RE
– Initial cost
– After sale service
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Major inferences of DSM and EE
• Power cut and voltage fluctuation are major supply problems
• Power supply problem is high in rural areas than in urban area
• Patan and Kachchh has more supply problem
• There is gap between awareness and use of EE products
• Nearly half of the respondents have fair idea about identification of EE
products
• Awareness about star rating is much less in rural consumers
• EE users are not satisfied with the EE products (66%)
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Cost effectiveness of RE equipments
76
80
Awarness
70
57
%age
60
Use of RE equipments
44
50
40
37
31
30
30
19
20
6
10
0
Very High
Comparable
Low
No idea
Gap between Awareness and Practice
Awareness
%age
Use of EE products
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
86
83
Practice
92
86
85
78
43
41
25
Household
Com m ercial
31
24
Governm ent
Industrial
24
Farm er
CSOs
6
Major inferences of willingness to pay for RE
• There is a positive trend to pay for clean energy (62%)
• Among willing respondents majority are willing to pay up to 20% of
additional cost
• Willingness to use solar appliances is much less in urban areas than in
rural areas
• Govt. subsidy and better R&D are expected by majority of consumers
• Credit facility for RE is known by very less numbers of consumers
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Household, 61.5%
CSOs, 59%
Com m ercial, 78%
Farm er, 54%
Governm ent, 62%
Industrial, 80%
Willingness to pay for clean energy
Willingness to pay and demand for RE
Value addition required for RE
%age
Reliability
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
After sale services
80
73
65
60
46
55
52
40
31
24
Household
45
Com m ercial
18
Governm ent
Industrial
Farm er
CSOs
9
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