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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ECONOMICS
Class-XII
LESSON NOTES
[INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT]
Ch-8 Infrastructure
Module no-53
Energy:
Energy is the lifeline of all production activities. Rapid growth in agriculture and
industrial sector is not possible without it.
Sources of Energy
Commercial sources are coal, petroleum and electricity.
Non-commercial sources of energy are firewood agricultural waste and dried
dung.
Conventional sources of energy include both commercial and noncommercial
sources of energy. Example : national gas, coal, petroleum etc.
Non-conventional sources of energy are renewable resources of energy like
biomass, solar energy, wind energy, tidal energy, etc.
Power/electricity: The most visible form of energy, which is often identified with
progress in modern civilization is power/electricity.
Some challenges in the power sector
i. Insufficient installed capacity
ii. Under Utilisation of capacity
iii. Losses incurred by SEB S
iv. Uncertain role of private sector
v. Public unrest
vi. Shortage of raw materials
vii. Transmission and distribution losses.
viii. Operational inefficiency
Measures to meet challenges facing the power sector.
