Energy Infrastructure in India Dr. Santhiyavalli G.1, Professor & Head, Usharani M.2, MPhil Scholar 1Department of Commerce Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore-641043 2Department of Commerce, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore Online published on 3 January, 2012. Abstract Energy is one of the major inputs for the economic development of any country. In the case of the developing countries, the energy sector assumes a critical importance in view of the ever-increasing energy needs requiring huge investments to meet them. India, home to 1.2 billion people and over 17 per cent of the world's population, has a seemingly unquenchable thirst for energy. India's energy-mix comprises both non-renewable and renewable energy sources. There is a strong two-way relationship between economic development and energy consumption. On one hand, growth of an economy, with its global competitiveness, hinges on the availability of cost-effective and environmentally benign energy sources, and on the other hand, the level of economic development has been observed to be reliant on the energy demand. In an effort to meet the demands of a developing nation, the Indian energy sector has witnessed a rapid growth. Areas like the resource exploration and exploitation, capacity additions, and energy sector reforms have been revolutionized. For the growth in the India Energy Infrastructure, investments in ports, railways, pipelines and power transmission are urgently needed to attract energy sector investments in the first place and to enable efficient energy choices. The paper focuses on energy infrastructure in India, the production capacity, consumption pattern, its emerging trends and strategies to improve the energy scenario of the country. Top Keywords Energy consumption, production, conventional energy, non conventional energy. Top |