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Thanks for keeping your mobile in silent mode

Thanks for keeping your mobile in silent mode.

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Thanks for keeping your mobile in silent mode

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  1. Thanks for keeping your mobile in silent mode

  2. Demand side management and Renewable Energy In India: Capacity Building of CSOsDREC PROJECT Gujarat ChapterFindings of Consumer Perception Survey3rd March 2012, State Level Training WorkshopPresented by- Ankur Brauah VIKSAT, Ahmedabad VIKSAT VIKRAM SARABHAI CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT INTERACTION Nehru Foundation for Development, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

  3. The Perception Survey Methodology • Quantitative - Survey Method • Qualitative - Focus Group Discussion • Districts • Ahmedabad • Kachchh • Mahesana • Patan Total sample-500

  4. General perception and awareness on Climate Change General findings • Climate change/global warming awareness amongst • 92.6% of total respondents, • 88% of rural respondents • 64% of uneducated • 59% respondent see Global Warming as a priority issue • 16% industrial respondents see it as less important issue • 48% think that it will affect overall living of human Response to statements • Climate change is happening- 96.8% • Climate change is affecting everybody-96.8% • Every individual can do something to adapt to climate change – 85% • Living today is more important than impact of climate change-89.8% • Climate change implications on quality of life of next generation- 85.8%

  5. Major inferences of RE awareness • Awareness about RE in is comparatively lower among women (70%) and uneducated (60%) respondents (total 92%) • Awareness about RE sources • Solar 92% • Wind 79% • Biomass-17% • Biogas – 34% • Hydro -33% • Awareness about cost effectiveness of RE does not relate with actual use of RE equipments • There is a gap between awareness and practice of RE sources • Major barriers in adoption of RE • High Initial Cost • Poor After Sale Services

  6. Major inferences of DSM and EE • Power cut (8%) and voltage fluctuation (14%) are major supply problems (both 29%, total 51% ) • Patan (61%) and Kachchh (60%) has more supply problem • There is gap between awareness and use of EE products • Nearly half of the respondents have fair idea about identification of EE products • EE users are not satisfied with the EE products (66%)

  7. Gap between Awareness and Practice

  8. Issues of RE and EE

  9. Major inferences of willingness to pay for RE • There is a positive trend to pay for clean energy (62%) • More proportion of respondent from Patan (84%) and Mahesana (73%) are willing to pay than Ahmedabad (18%) and Katchchh (39%) • Among willing respondents majority (62%) are willing to pay up to 20% of additional cost • Govt. subsidy (48%) and better R&D (46%) are expected by majority of consumers • Credit facility for RE is known by very less numbers of consumers (37%)

  10. Willingness to pay anddemand for RE

  11. Thanks

  12. Annexure

  13. Awareness/understanding about Renewable Energy

  14. Awareness about DSM and EE

  15. Willingness to pay for clean energy

  16. Stakeholder’s Responses Farmers • 66% farmers use electricity and 28% uses diesel to run pump set • 98% of farmers agrees that diesel and kerosene generates air pollution • 22% farmers are using EE pump set but unable to save money as half of the farmers are in fixed rate billing system • 64% farmers are not aware of availability of solar pump- none of them using solar pump Households • 60% of amongst the aware HH are using EE products • Neighbour’s choice is the priority in identifying EE products over star rating • Saving in electricity bill is moderate for majority • Satisfaction from EE products moderate and less for majority (60%) • Only 14% HH are using RE run electric appliances • RE technology is not available for high power consuming appliances • The cost of EE products is high but durability is less, so net saving is not substantial

  17. Stakeholder’s Responses Commercial • 84% of commercials are aware of BEE labeling and star rating • 20% have conducted energy audit last 2 years • 26% have adopted one or other types of EE measures Industries • 96% of industriesare aware of BEE labeling and star rating • 66% have conducted energy audit last 2 years • 70% have adopted one or other types of EE measures Govt. Institutions • 72% of govt. institutions are aware of BEE labeling and star rating • 20% have conducted energy audit last 2 years • 40% have adopted one or other types of EE measures CSOs • 73 of the CSO thinks global warming is the much more important development issue • All CSOs believe promotion of RE will improve environment • 35 CSOs are working with Energy related issues • Absence of funding and lack of knowledge on the issue are major difficulty for CSOs to work with Energy issue • 49 CSOs are unaware of Regulatory Authority and 68 are unaware that regulator is mandated to consult CSOs and while fixing electricity tariff • 74 CSOs are interested to work with Energy issue provided support

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