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Wood Energy Planning - Study Tour in India

Regional Wood Energy Development Programme in Asia - GCP/RAS/154/NET

Year of publication 1995

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The study tour on Wood Energy Planning in India considered various issues along with the approaches developed and practised in India to overcome existing constraints related to wood energy planning. The general objectives of the study tour were: (1) to present India's experience in data assessment and analysis for energy planning, and (2) to demonstrate the initiatives undertaken by the country in integrating wood energy into national and decentralised energy planning. The participants of the st udy tour were key officials of energy planning units and officials from forestry and agriculture planning units of RWEDP's member countries. The study tour was organised by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in co-operation with the Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources, with support from RWEDP.

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