6.1.1. Step 1: selection of indicators in assessing the sustainability in energy planning and management
Identification of the indicators associated with the sustainabil-ity assessment in energy planning and management is conducted in two steps. First, conducting a critical review of literature helps in listing 25 energy planning and management sustainability assessment indicators. Second, the validation of listed indicators has been carried out from decision group inputs. For this, an idea engineering workshop, in which the experts formed the decision group (as mentioned in Section 3) were invited for a brainstorm ing session to inquire about their judgment on how significant a role the indicator play in the sustainability assessment of Indian energy planning and management. In that way, 25 energy planning and management sustainability assessment indicators were confirmed for their utility in Indian context.
Next, these finalized indicators were grouped into five key dimensions, namely Economic indicators; Environmental indica- tors; Social indicators; Technological indicators; and Operational indicators. These key dimensions of indicators were finalized through inputs received from the experts of the decision group.