International Forum on Appropriate Industrial Technology Held at New Delhi/Anand, India on November 20-30, 1978. Planning of Rural Energy Systems: Issues and Perspective

摘要

The present paper identifies the difficulties in the present pattern of rural energy consumption which is largely based on non-commercial fuels, supply of which is unplanned and sufficient only for the subsistance level activities. It reflects on future energy demand till 2000 A.D. under the high rural development scenerio showing that increase in non-agricultural activities should be foreseen and that intensification of agriculture will also require increased energy inputs. Techno-economic considerations for rural energy supply options and in particular those based on concepts of decentralized systems are discussed, although they are not advocated if found to be more expensive than centralized systems. The need for looking into problems of technology transfer in the rural environment, establishing organizational framework for construction and maintenance and standardization procedures are emphasized.