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Energy Poverty Research Paper

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Rethinking the Multi-dimensional Energy Poverty Index: Towards decentralised energy planning Mahima Vasishtha, Aditya Ramji b , Ritika Sehjpalc, Anjali Ramakrishnand a TERI University, Plot No. 10, Institutional Area, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi – 110070; mvasishth@gmail.com b Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Thapar House, 124 Janpath, New Delhi – 110001; aditya.ramji@ceew.in c Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi – 110001; ritika.sehjpal@ficci.com d The Energy and Resources Institute, Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi – 110003; anjali.ramakrishnan@teri.res.in Abstract With transition from MDGs to Sustainable Development Goals, universal energy access …show more content…

The poorer households who lack access to cleaner energy are trapped in a repeating cycle of deprivation resulting in expenditures on conventional and inefficient forms of energy. While improved electricity access will not completely remove the level of energy inequality, it will certainly reduce the inequality gap (Boardman et al., 2012; Sahgir, 2005; Foster et al., 2000). Various studies have observed that energy poverty cannot be addressed by targeting just income poverty, but requires a more integrated and holistic approach that takes into account a host of socio-economic and cultural factors that exist in the context of the beneficiary or household (Mekonnen and Kohlin, 2009; Pundo and Fraser, …show more content…

(2011) developed the MEPI focussing on deprivation of common and basic energy services demanded by a household namely cooking, lighting, entertainment/education (radio, TV, computer), services provided by means of household appliances (e.g. refrigerator, washing machine, and electric geyser), telecommunications. The MEPI is composed of five dimensions representing these basic energy services with six indicators which are summarized in Table 1. A person is considered poor if the combination of deprivations faced exceeds a pre-defined threshold. The MEPI is given by product of the headcount ratio (share of energy poor people) and average intensity of deprivation of the energy

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