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Most energy prices in India are controlled by the government and thus do not<br />

move in line with international prices. Electricity and gas prices are<br />

particularly heavily subsidised (see Chapter 15). The government had planned<br />

to phase out the subsidies on LPG and kerosene but with recent high oil prices,<br />

subsidy reform has stalled. The Reference Scenario projections assume that<br />

subsidies initially remain in place, leading to distortions in inter-fuel<br />

competition and energy use, but are gradually reduced over the second half of<br />

the projection period.<br />

Primary <strong>Energy</strong> Demand<br />

Primary energy demand in India is projected to increase from 537 Mtoe in<br />

2005 to 770 Mtoe in 2015 and to 1 299 Mtoe in 2030 (Table 16.2). Demand<br />

grew by 3.5% per year in 1990-2005. <strong>Energy</strong> demand growth is somewhat<br />

faster in 2005-2015 at 3.7% per annum, slowing again to 3.5% in 2015-2030.<br />

As GDP growth is faster over the <strong>Outlook</strong> period, intensity improves more<br />

quickly than in the past. In 2025, India’s energy demand passes that of the<br />

entire OECD Pacific region; it equals 60% today. By 2030, India is the thirdlargest<br />

energy consumer in the world, after China and the United States; today,<br />

it ranks fourth (Figure 16.1).<br />

Table 16.2: Indian Primary <strong>Energy</strong> Demand in the Reference Scenario (Mtoe)<br />

1990 2000 2005 2015 2030 2005-<br />

2030*<br />

Coal 106 164 208 330 620 4.5%<br />

Oil 63 114 129 188 328 3.8%<br />

Gas 10 21 29 48 93 4.8%<br />

Nuclear 2 4 5 16 33 8.3%<br />

Hydro 6 6 9 13 22 3.9%<br />

Biomass 133 149 158 171 194 0.8%<br />

Other renewables 0 0 1 4 9 11.7%<br />

Total 320 459 537 770 1 299 3.6%<br />

Total excluding biomass 186 311 379 599 1 105 4.4%<br />

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* Average annual rate of growth.<br />

Coal remains the dominant fuel in India’s energy mix over the <strong>Outlook</strong> period.<br />

Its share increases from 39% in 2005 to 48% in 2030, by which time almost<br />

three-quarters is used in power generation. Demand for oil, mostly for<br />

transport, increases by two-and-a-half times, but its share rises only one<br />

percentage point, from 24% of total primary energy demand in 2005 to 25%<br />

Chapter 16 – Reference Scenario Demand Projections 465

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