India has realised the need for sustainable energy related 27
research and development from 1990. Indian economy is 28
growing fast and to meet the future energy demand, a sup- 29
ply which is equal to 3–4 times greater than the total energy 30
consumed today will be required (Kumar et al., 2010). 31
Indian residential electricity demand in 2010 accounted 32
for 35% of the country’s total residential delivered energy 33
consumption. This is estimated to rise to 76% in the next 34
two and a half decades