Chapter 2 - INTEGRATED NATIONAL ENERGY PLANNING (INEP) IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Abstract

This chapter discusses the Integrated National Energy Planning (INEP) in developing countries. It focuses on the importance of coordinated energy planning with particular reference to the interrelationships among the policies adopted in various energy subsectors, such as electric power, petroleum, natural gas, coal, nonconventional and traditional fuels. The broad rationale underlying INEP is the need for an energy master plan (EMP) that will make the best use of energy resources, promote socioeconomic development, and improve the welfare and quality of life of citizens. However, in energy planning, the principal emphasis is on the detailed and disaggregates analysis of energy sector, with regard to the main interactions within the sector itself and the rest of the economy. Integrated energy planning permits the development of a coherent set of policies that meet the needs of many interrelated and often conflicting national objectives. The policy tools of education and propaganda can help to improve the energy supply situation through efforts to make citizens aware of environmental concerns, and the demand for energy may also be reduced by an effective program of public education for energy conservation.