1st Edition
India’s Energy Revolution Insights into the Becoming of a Global Power
India is the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, which makes it an important player whose climate mitigation actions and inactions are closely scrutinised. This book studies developments in India’s energy system from a governance perspective. It presents a unique compilation and synthesis of research findings that capture achievements, shortcomings, and persistent and transient challenges of India’s transition towards a net-zero economy by 2070.
The book grounds its analysis in domestically formulated goals and reflects on dynamics at the structural level of India’s multi-scalar innovation system, by highlighting the influencing factors of energy system status and change. It presents the perspectives and positions of different actor groups, studies the market and business, and discusses cases influenced by existing or changing institutions across the whole spectrum of energy resources from fossil to non-fossil fuels and respective technologies.
The volume will be useful for students and researchers in energy governance, energy policy and economics, socio-technical transition studies, energy systems engineering, sustainable development, and environmental studies. It will also be of interest to policymakers and investors.
List of Figures vii
List of Tables ix
List of Contributors x
Acronyms xiv
1 India’s Energy (R)evolution 1
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2 A Just Energy Transition: Considerations for India’s Coal Sector 15
CHANDRA BHUSHAN AND SRESTHA BANERJEE
3 Gas-Based Economy: A Road Towards a Prosperous and Cleaner India 42
AKHIL MEHROTRA, AAYUSHI AGARWAL, AND ANNIKA BOSE STYCZYNSKI
4 Green Hydrogen: India’s Billion-Dollar Opportunity 66
TIRTHA BISWAS AND DEEPAK YADAV
5 Nuclear Energy in India’s Sustainable Development Pathway: Past, Present, and the Future 88
A.T. AJMAL KHAN
6 Solar Energy in India: Achievements and Adoption Challenges 100
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7 Wind Energy in India: Status Quo of Achievements, Challenges, and Future Prospects 121
DEEPAK SANGROYA, KISHORE KUMAR GANGWANI, AND SANJAY CHAUDHURY
8 The Power Distribution Sector: The Final Challenge to India’s Green Transformation 137
RISHU GARG, E.V. MALLIK, AND G.V. HANUMANTH RAJU
9 Energy Storage: Enabling a Greener Grid 155
RAHUL WALAWALKAR AND DEBMALYA SEN
10 A Realistic Assessment of the Prospects of Biofuels for Transportation in India 169
ABHIJIT BANERJEE
11 Business Model Innovations for Electric Vehicle Adoption in India: An Ecosystem Perspective 190
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12 Systems Thinking for Doughnut Cities 214
RAMYA NATARAJAN, KAVERI ASHOK, AND SARAH KHAN
Index 232
Biography
Annika Bose Styczynski is Associate Professor and Associate Dean (research and international collaboration) at the Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, Sonipat, India.
