可持续能源发展：印度煤炭世界煤炭协会会议议程的机遇与创新SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITIES AND INNOVATION FOR INDIAN

根据国际能源机构（IEA）的数据，印度近25亿人生活在没有任何电力供应的环境中。那些有通道的人经常遇到供应中断，这就需要昂贵和污染严重的柴油备用发电机。同样，国际能源机构指出，印度的人均能源消费远远低于世界平均水平。例如，国际能源机构的《2015年世界能源展望》报告说，印度第三大邦比哈尔邦的居民消费量约为人均每年50千瓦时；这个数字与每天用不到5小时的时间运行一个风扇、手机和两个荧光灯泡相一致。因此，政府将减少能源贫困的影响列为优先事项，这并不奇怪。

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), almost a quarter of a billion people in India live without any access to electricity. Those who have access experience regular supply disruptions that necessitate expensive and heavily polluting diesel back-up generators. Similarly, the IEA notes that India’s per-capita energy consumption is far lower than the world average. For instance, the IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2015, reports that residential consumption in Bihar, India’s third largest state, is around 50 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per capita per year; a figure consistent with running a fan, mobile phone and two fluorescent light bulbs for less than five hours per day. It is therefore unsurprising that the Government has made it a priority to reduce the impact of energy poverty.