Planning for 2012 Project
Activities
Presented By- Ankur Brauah
VIKSAT, Ahmedabad
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Key findings of the baseline survey
• A huge gap between Awareness and Practice of DSM
• Farmers faces highest power supply problems, while awareness among
them is less
• Initial cost of RE is a major barrier in adopting it
• Awareness about BEE is less, especially among rural consumers
• CSOs and other institutions are less prepared to pay for clean energy in
comparison to industries
• Role of CSOs and consumers in tariff regulation is not known by CSOs
• CSOs are ready to work with energy issue but lacks in information and
capacities
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Project Activities Ahead
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Drafting and finalization of state paper
Reference Group Meeting
Training Workshop
Consumer Interface Meetings
Final Consumer Survey
Policy Advocacy Meetings
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Training workshop- Identified Thematic Areas
• Electricity Tariff Regulation in Gujarat – Role of consumers and CSOs
• Trend and Future of Power Pricing – how DSM can help
• A review of RE Technology and Cost for different users viz. Farmers,
Industries and Institutions
• A cost benefit analysis of initial investment and saving in electricity bills
by RE and EE products
• Opportunity and Resources for CSOs to work with the Energy Issues
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Implementation Plan
Time period: 2nd Week of February 2012
Participants
• Resource person and participants from Research, Technical, Govt. institutions and industries
viz. GERMI, GEDA, SPERI, DST, Suzlon etc.
• All project partners
• Major CSOs of the state
Resource materials
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Resource materials will be developed from findings of baseline survey and relevant literature
Design
• Four Plenary Sessions on thematic areas
• Floor discussions
• Focused interaction with partners on identified issues
Expected Outcome
• Clarity in understanding on issues related to baseline survey findings
• Clarity in issues and approach in organizing consumer interface meetings
• Preparedness of project partners and CSOs to take the energy issue as their thrust area
• Consolidation of learning and prioritize advocacy issues
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Consumer Interface Meetings
Time period: March 2012
Design
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8-10 meetings at district and block level
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Project partners will take a lead to plan and organize the meetings
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Local resource persons will be identified by partners
Participants
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Consumers who will be identified from working areas of partner organizations
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The consumers covered in the baseline survey will be given priority as participants
Key inputs
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Climate change implications on consumers
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Energy rush: challenges and sustainability issues
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Subsidized energy: Future demand and pricing
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RE and EE technology: Viability and cost effectiveness
Follow up actions
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Partners will keep a track of activities undertaken with consumers
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The learning will be utilized for designing final consumer survey
Expected Outcomes
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The consumers will have better information and choice of informed decision making
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The partners will have better understanding about challenges and opportunities to work with energy
issues at ground level
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The learning will help in designing remaining activities and effective advocacy
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Remaining Activities
• Final Consumer Survey will be designed based on
learning of capacity building activities and consumer’s
response to follow up actions
• Consolidated learning and issues identified during final
survey will be taken for policy advocacy meetings
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