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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

Nehru Foundation for Development, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

VIKRAM SARABHAI CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT INTERACTION

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The Perception Survey Methodology

• Quantitative - Survey Method

• Qualitative - Focus Group Discussion

• Districts – Ahmedabad – Kachchh – Mahesana – Patan

Total sample-500

HH, 200, 40%

Farmer, 50, 10%

Comm, 50, 10%

Govt, 50, 10%

Ind, 50, 10%

CSOs, 100, 20%

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General perception and awareness on Climate Change

General findings – Climate change/global warming awareness amongst

• 92.6% of total respondents, • 88% of rural respondents • 64% of uneducated

– 59.% respondent see Global Warming as a priority issue

– 16% industrial respondents see it as less important issue

– 48% think that it will affect overall living of human

Response to statements – Climate change is happening- 96.8%

– Climate change is affecting everybody-96.8%

– Every individual can do something to adapt to climate change – 85%

– Living today is more important than impact of climate change-89.8%

– Climate change implications on quality of life of next generation- 85.8%

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Major inferences of RE awareness • Awareness about RE in is comparatively lower among women (70%) and uneducated

(60%) population (total 92%)

• Awareness about RE – solar 92%– wind 79%– Biomass-17%– Biogas – 34%– Hydro -33%

• Awareness about cost effectiveness of RE does not relate with actual use of RE equipments

• There is a gap between awareness and practice of RE sources

• 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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Gap between Awareness and Practice

Cost effectiveness of RE equipments

76

57

3137

44

19

6

30

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Very High Comparable Low No idea

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Awarness

Use of RE equipments

Use of EE products

86 8678

85

41

2531

24

43

24

9283

0

10

2030

40

50

60

7080

90

100

Household Commercial Government Industrial Farmer CSOs

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Awareness

Practice

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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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Willingness to pay and demand for REWillingness to pay for clean energy

Commercial, 78%

Government, 62%Industrial, 80%

Farmer, 54%

CSOs, 59% Household, 61.5%

Value addition required for RE

46

24

40

80

45

65

52

73

60

18

55

31

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5060708090

Household Commercial Government Industrial Farmer CSOs

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Reliability

After sale services

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