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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111882
	Viability of power distribution in India – Challenges and Way Forward
	Das S.D.; Srikanth R.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	03014215
卷号	147
英文摘要	Energy is a key component for economic growth as well as for human development. India is the third-ranking electricity generator in the world but ranks 106th in terms of per capita consumption. Specifically, the distribution of power is the most important link in the value chain of the power sector since it is the cash register for the entire sector. In India, electricity is a concurrent subject shared between the Central and State Governments. While the generation of power has been deregulated since 2003, the supply of power to the consumers is generally carried out by Government-owned power Distribution Companies (DISCOMs). In this paper, the authors analyze the financial distress of DISCOMs in India, and explain how the supply-demand mismatch due to over-ambitious demand projections, the fixed and energy charges of thermal power plants, and the excess procurement of “must-run” renewable sources together contribute to the high cost of power procurement that drives the financial stress faced by DISCOMs. The authors support their assertion with a study of nine DISCOMs supplying electricity to 155 million people in three States and propose policy recommendations for a turnaround of such DISCOMs which can be rolled out with suitable modifications across India. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
关键词	Affordability DISCOMs Electricity regulation Power sector reforms Sustainable development goals
英文关键词	Thermoelectric power plants; Electricity generators; Financial distress; Human development; Percapita consumption; Policy recommendations; Power distribution company; Power distributions; Thermal power plants; Economics; demand analysis; distribution system; electricity supply; energy policy; power plant; reform process; Sustainable Development Goal; thermal power; India
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/204622
作者单位	Energy and Environment Program, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560012, India; Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Das S.D.,Srikanth R.. Viability of power distribution in India – Challenges and Way Forward[J],2020,147.
APA	Das S.D.,&Srikanth R..(2020).Viability of power distribution in India – Challenges and Way Forward.Energy Policy,147.
MLA	Das S.D.,et al."Viability of power distribution in India – Challenges and Way Forward".Energy Policy 147(2020).