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D emand side management and R enewable E nergy In India: C apacity Building of CSOs DREC PROJECT Gujarat Chapter Presented By- Ankur Brauah VIKSAT, Ahmedabad. VIKSAT. VIKRAM SARABHAI CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT INTERACTION. Nehru Foundation for Development, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Demand side management and Renewable Energy In India: Capacity Building of CSOs
DREC PROJECT Gujarat Chapter
Presented By- Ankur Brauah VIKSAT, Ahmedabad
VIKSAT
Nehru Foundation for Development, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
VIKRAM SARABHAI CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT INTERACTION
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Project Outline
Project Goal• Policy Change• Practice Change
Consumer Groups 1. CSOs
2. Household
3. Farmers
4. Commercial
5. Government
6. Industrial (SMEs)
Implementation area• 4 districts• 8 partner CSOs
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Project Activities Accomplished
• Inception Workshop
• Consumer Perception Survey
• State Level Paper
• State Level Training Workshops
• Consumer Interface Meetings
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Learning of the perception survey
• Climate Change: It’s happening…– Consumers are aware of climate change, but are unable to link the phenomenon with energy
issue
• Lifestyle first– Consumers are not ready to compromise with lifestyle for the sake of climate
• Renewable Energy and energy Efficiency– Consumers are well aware of RE and EE
• Power surplus state….bordering a myth…?– There are issues related to supply and quality of electricity provided, in some parts of Gujarat
• YES…to shell out more– Consumers are ready to pay 5-10% extra for clean energy in the condition of reliable supply
and better after sale service
• Behavior Change….a challenge– There is a gap between awareness and practice in EE and RE
• Consumer Satisfaction quotient– Consumers are not happy with the EE appliances
• High to start with…higher to continue– High initial cost and poor after sale service are the major hurdles in adopting RE
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Learning of the CIMs
• Consumers are concerned about increasing power price
• Billing and service related problems still exits especially in rural areas
• Consumers showed interest to know about EE products and RE alternatives
• Farmers showed interest in adopting solar pumps
• Energy audit is picking up in SMEs….availability of qualified Energy auditors is an issue
• SHGs are instrumental in facilitating penetration of EE products and RE appliances
• At a personal level, the consumers have been adopting EEPs and RE, but the efforts are isolated and choices made were un-informed..
• Standards, labeling and brands…dot play a significant role in influencing the decision of consumers, due to lack of information and awareness
• Consumer awareness and participation in regulatory system is nominal • Very limited use of media in promoting awareness regarding consumer role in
grievance redressal and in energy saving• A high level of acceptance amongst the Gram Panchayats about RET• Youth, School going children, SHGs are a potential vehicle for inculcating
DSM strategies
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Challenges faced
• Very little in-house expertise on specialized and technical aspects of the issue
• Start up problems: very few organizations were found to partner with, in the initial stage
• Mode of Denial: A general trend was observed amongst the consumers, CSOs, Government agencies (regulatory and implementation)
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