Governance of Rural Electricity Systems in India. Edited by Haribandhu Panda

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1 Governance of Rural Electricity Systems in India Edited by Haribandhu Panda ACADEMIC NEW FOUNDATION DELHI \ <Of JC

2 CONTENTS List of Figures, Tables, Boxes and Annexures 11 Contributors 17 Preface and Acknowledgements 19 Section I Governance of Rural Electricity System 1. Governance of Rural Electricity System: An Overview of Indian Scenario HARIBANDHU PANDA 23 Development Concerns and State of Rural Electricity in India Environmental Factors Affecting Rural Electricity Institutions and Institutional Innovations for Rural Electricity Innovation in Electricity Distribution in Rural Areas of Orissa Extent of Realisation of Development Goals Governance Issues and Strategies Concluding Remarks Section II Rural Electrification: Development Concerns 2. Electricity and Rural Development Linkage KESHAB DAS 53 Agriculture and Electricity

3 5 Governance of Rural electricity Systems in India Rural Industrialisation and Electricity Electricity and the Domains of Household and Community Concluding Observations, 3. Electrifying Rural India: The Search for a Viable and Sustainable Approach NAVROZ K. DUBASH 67 Rural Electrification Approaches: India and Globally Dimensions of Sustainability 4. Energy-Water Nexus in the Rural Area S. PADMANABAN CHINMAYA ACHARYA 97 Background: The Energy and Water Sectors Energy-Water Nexus: Governance Approaches Section III Rural Electrification: Regulatory and Policy Issues 5. National Rural Electrification Policy and the Electricity Act, 2003 in Effectively Meeting the Rural Electricity Needs V. RANGANATHAN 115 Electricity Act 2003 and Alternative Organisational Structures for Electricity Supply for Rural Areas

4 Contents 7 6. Electricity Regulatory Commissions and Rural Electricity GEETA GOURI 121 Posing the Problem Regulatory Interventions in Competitive Power Markets 7. Political Economy of Rural Electrification in India N. VlJAYAMOHANAN PlLLAI 139 Rural Electrification in India The Political Economy of Rural Electrification Section IV Rural Electrification: Technological Options and Tariff 8. Technological Options and Cost of Supplying Electricity to Rural Areas B.S. PATHAK 183 Rural Sector: A Brief Review Power Supply to Rural Sector 9. Rural Electricity Tariff SUBHES C. BHATTACHARYYA 197 Characterisation of Electricity Use in Rural India Rural Electricity Tariffs: Present Situation and Need for a Change Considerations for Rural Electricity Tariffs Issues of Viability and Affordability of Rural Electricity Supply

5 g Governance of Rural Electricity Systems in India Section V Institutional Mechanisms for Rural Electricity in India 10. Institutional Framework for Effectively Meeting the Electricity Needs of Rural Population R. REJIKUMAR 229 : Importance of Electricity in Rural Life Review of Various Models of Rural Electrification Institutional Framework for Rural Electrification in India s and Recommendations 11. Critical Review of Existing Institutions and Institutional Mechanisms for Rural Electricity and Possible Areas for Improvement CHANDRASHEKAR IYER MANISHA MISRI 257 Requirements for Rural Electricity and the Role of Institutions Indian Experience with Rural Electrification International Experience in Rural Electrification Section VI Rural Electrification: Experiences and Future Directions 12. Experiences of Power Sector Reform: Strategies for Including the Poor ASHOK KUMAR SINGHA N.V. RAMANA VIJAY MAHAJAN 305 Dimensions of Power Sector Reform and Poverty Key Reform Components Issues and Impact of Reform Power and Livelihoods

6 Contents 9 Effect of Reform on the Poor and Equity Issues Experience of Reform in Orissa Key Reform Lessons and Emerging Challenges Inclusive Institutional Model Sustainable Rural Power Distribution Model Strategies that Include the Poor Rural Electrification: The Way Forward SUDHIR VADEHRA 335 Strategy for Comprehensive Electrification of Villages Development of Institutional Framework at Delivery End Institutional Options Participative Model 14. Lessons from the Experiences of Governance of Rural Electricity Systems and Future Directions G. SUBBA RAO 357 Current Status Policy Objectives, Legal Provisions Issues and Suggestions Index 369