Renewable energy sources (RES) have been promoted through a number of policies including subsidies and fiscal incentives, as well as regulatory provisions. Attractive fiscal policies like higher depreciation and the Renewable Portfolio Obligation (RPO) with Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) have provided...

Reforms in the Indian power sector mid 90s led to restructuring of the vertically integrated State Electricity Boards (SEBs). Orissa led the march by unbundling, corporatising and privatization of distribution electric utilities. A number of states have embraced regulatory reforms and unbundling...

Economic and environmental aspects of energy use continue to hold the attention of the industry as well as policy makers. Relative energy prices are often used as a policy tool to influence energy demand, inter-fuel substitution and energy efficiency, thus also addressing climate change. This...

Most of the studies focusing at power plant construction cost, power plant O&M cost, and power plant decommissioning cost particularly, a primary objective is to consider all major power plant costs. Usually, minuscule costs and sometimes major cost factors are also not the issue of discussion....

Private investors respond to risk return tradeoffs. The policy environment and regulatory framework significantly influence risk as well as return in the power sector. Power sector reform and policy initiatives for enhanced private participation have been undertaken in a number of developing...

This study analyzes the interrelationships between regulation and technology adoption using the new institutional economics perspective. It examines the role of independent electricity regulatory commissions in promoting adoption of loss reduction technologies (LRTs) in the Indian electricity...