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20 August 2015,

A plan for India’s energy independence

Amit Bhandari, Energy and Environment Fellow, Gateway House, wrote an article on 'A plan for India’s energy independence', for Political Indian.

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India supports one-sixth of the world’s population on less than 2% of the global land mass. This means that the country will not be able to meet all its needs for natural resources and energy from within its borders. India has been a major importer of petroleum for several decades, and is now a major importer of coal as well. The dependence on imports for energy will only increase as India’s economy expands.

In this context, “energy independence” is the ability to access the required quantity of energy at a fair, transparent price. India can secure its energy independence through a mix of diversification and asset acquisition.

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