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Table 15.3: India's Integrated <strong>Energy</strong> Policy: Priority Recommendations of the Expert Committee<br />

Recommendation Targets/goals<br />

Ensure adequate supply of coal Make more coal blocks eligible for development by private companies or joint ventures; build<br />

of consistent quality infrastructure to facilitate steam coal imports; rationalise coal pricing; amend the Coal<br />

Nationalisation Act to facilitate private participation.<br />

Address the concerns Allow these states to share in profits; revise royalty rates; create National Policy on Domestic<br />

of resource-rich states Natural Resources.<br />

Ensure availability of gas No new gas-fired capacity to be built until firm gas supply agreements are in place.<br />

for power generation<br />

Reduce the cost of power Reduce losses through use of automated meters and separate metering of agricultural pumps;<br />

proper setting of cross-subsidy surcharges and wheeling and backup charges; create an efficient<br />

interstate and intrastate transmission system; refurbish power stations; generation and transmission<br />

projects built on tariff-based bidding.<br />

Rationalise fuel prices Price energy at trade-parity prices; remove administered pricing scheme.<br />

Enhance energy efficiency Improve power generation efficiency from 36% to 38-40%; information dissemination;<br />

and demand-side management minimum fuel standards.<br />

Augment resources for Carry out surveys of energy resources; enhanced recovery of domestic resources;<br />

increased energy security private-sector involvement.<br />

Use more energy abroad Invest in captive fertilizer and gas liquefaction facilities.<br />

Enhance role of nuclear Tap thorium reserves; create more hydro storage facilities.<br />

and hydropower<br />

456 <strong>World</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Outlook</strong> <strong>2007</strong> - INDIA’S ENERGY PROSPECTS

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