Energy Use and Climate Change: Challenges & Opportunities in Indian Mega-Cities

P. R. Shukla Indian Institute of Management , India

Presented at the International Symposium on ‘Urban Energy and Carbon Management: Challenges for Science and Policy’ February 4, 2008, AIT Centre, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India World Urbanization Trends Population (millions)

Source: World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision (United Nations)

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Mega Cities

• As per the UN definition a mega city has > 10 million population. At Indian Mega cities present there are 20 mega cities in the world, out of which three are in Delhi India (Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi). (12.8 M)

• By 2015, there will be 33 mega- Ahmedabad Kolkata cities, 27 of them in the developing (4.5 M) (13.2 M) world. Mumbai (16.4 M) Hyderabad (5.5 M) • By 2025, there are likely to be close Chennai Bangalore (6.4 M) to 40 mega cities, out of which 6 are (5.7 M) expected to be Indian cities.

In India, cities with more than 4 million population are classified as mega cities. At present there are 7 such cities.

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Urbanization in India

Census Urban Urban to Total Growth Rate No. of Year Population Population (%) UAs/Towns (million) Decadal Annual (%) (%) 1951 62 17.3 41.4 3.5 2843 1961 79 18.0 26.4 2.3 2365 1971 109 19.9 38.2 3.2 2590 1981 159 23.3 46.1 3.8 3378 1991 217 25.7 36.2 3.1 3768 2001 285 27.8 31.1 2.7 4368

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Urbanization in India

% of Urban No. of Towns Annual Census Year Population growth rate 1991 2001 1991 2001 1991-2001 (%)

Class I (including Metro Cities) 300 393 64.9 68.7 3.4

Class II (50K – 99,999) 345 401 11 9.7 1.8

Class III (20K - 49,999) 947 1151 13.3 12.2 2.2

Class IV (10K-19,999) 1167 1344 7.9 6.8 1.6

Class V (5K – 9999) 740 888 2.6 2.4 1.9

Class VI (<5K) 197 191 0.3 0.2 0.8 Metro Cities (UA) 23 35 33.3 37.8 4.3 (above 1 million)

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India A Case Study of Ahmedabad City , India

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Ahmedabad: City Growth

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Ahmedabad City

Population • 1991: 3.31 million • 2001: 4.51 million Area • 1991: 250 sq.km • 2001: 450 sq.km

Type Land Cover (%) Existing Proposed

Built-up 40 30

Area under Plantation 5 18

Un-built area 10 27

Paved area 30 9

Ahmedabad City (October 2000) Tar surfaces (roads) 15 15

Vegetation Water Built-up area Open

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Ahmedabad: City Built-Form

Decadal change Land Cover (1991-2000) Very Dense built-up area 46% Medium Dense built-up area 227% Built-up + Sparse Vegetation 91% Barren -38% Sparse Vegetation -23% Dense Vegetation -35% Water bodies -45% Total Sand 91%

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Vehicles in Ahmedabad (2004)

¾ Vehicles = 1.45 million (majority two wheelers)

¾ 1.4 vehicles per family

¾ @ half personal vehicles (4 & 2 -wheelers)

¾ Buses and taxis 7%; 3-wheelers 13%

¾ 100,000 vehicles are added every year

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Ahmedabad: Industries

¾ Textile Processing

¾ Foundry, Crushing and Grinding Units

¾ Thermal Power Plant

¾ Coal Yards and Ash Yards/Ponds

¾ Dyes, Intermediates and Chemicals

¾ Dairy, Flour Mills, Bakeries, Groundnut Roasting Units

¾ Precious Metal Refining Units

¾ Brick Kilns and Incinerators

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Ahmedabad: Electricity Consumption 4000 Year Domestic Commercial Industrial Others 3500 1990 19% 9% 61% 11% 3000 2500 1995 24% 11% 55% 10% 2000 1500 2000 32% 13% 42% 13% 1000

2005 35% 14% 45% 7% Consumption (Mill. KWh) 500 0 1990 1995 2000 2005

Source: Ahmedabad Electricity Company

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Ahmedabad City Climate

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Ahmedabad: City Climate

Average Temperature

50 44.3 44.4 46.6 44.4 44.4 45.7 45.4 44.4 44.0 45.5 43.8 44.2 44.5 46.3 45 Summers 40 35 30 25 20 Celsius 0 15 8.2 8.0 8.4 7.9 8.4 6.9 6.6 6.0 6.2 6.6 10 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.4 5 Winters 0 1971 1981 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Year Source: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Ahmedabad: City Climate

Rainfall No. of Rainy Day s Average Annual Rainfall (mm)

13 2 5 . 5 12 9 3 . 5 80 1400

70 10 4 1. 6 988.8 955.7 1200

60 Rainfall (mm) 831.3 78 7.8 1000 50 72 7.9 683.5 680.9 40 575.2 597 800 54 4.7 71 54 1.1

30 54 380 397.8 600 48 44 39 41 20 36 38 Number of rainy days Number of rainy 34 34 35 400

10 21 20 22 20 17 200 0 0 1961 1971 1981 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Source: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Ahmedabad City Impacts from Energy Use and Climate Change

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Ahmedabad: Health Impacts of Air Pollution

Industrial Commercial Residential Morbidity Area (% Area (% Area (% affected) affected) affected)

Chronic Cough 3.7 1.6 2

Breathlessness while 5.5 4.6 3.3 walking

Nausea 3.7 0.8 2.3

T.B. 0.6 0.4 0.5

Asthma 2.4 0.7 1.8

Hemoptysis 0.6 0.5 0.2

Wheezing 5.8 1 1.4

Eye Irritation 24.3 3.5 6.7

Cataract 3.5 5.9 2.1

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Ahmedabad: Urban Heat Island

• Average temperature difference between urban Ahmedabad and countryside is more than 90C

• Only 5% tree cover against 20% required

• Industrial areas show a temperature increase of 4-8 0C

Source : A. John Arnfield ; Stylized results from 2 decades of urban climate research

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Mitigation and Adaptation

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Mitigation and Adaptation Options

Planned interventions in Ahmedabad: 2007

• Air Pollution Control Action Plan

• Use of CNG in public and semi-public modes of transport

• Energy efficient buildings

• Strengthening of public transport systems: BRTS

• Sabarmati River Front Development Project

Front Development Project

• Encouraging Urban Plantation

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Air Pollution (& Climate) Action Plan

Highlights

• Action Plan under implementation for 18 months • 26 CNG stations made operational • 500 CNG buses on road • 8,000 CNG auto rickshaws on road • 112 New Vehicle Pollution Certification centers • Bharat (EURO) III norms for new vehicles • Industries with major boilers: 150 wet scrubbers installed • 190 industrial units switched over to NG as fuel • Restriction on movement of 6-seater diesel rickshaws, heavy vehicles • Projects of Ring Road, flyovers, bridges, carpeting of roads

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Energy Conservation Options for Cities

Industrial Sector: Scope for energy savings in streelights • Energy audits and housekeeping Example: Ahmedabad city • Technology upgradation Type of connections Number

• Ordinary 278

Residential & Commercial: • Tubelights (40W) 25,734 • CFLs to replace incandescent lamps • CFLs (11W) 13,848 • Efficiency improvements in cooling devices • Mercury 2,657 • Sodium 37,036 • LPG replaces coal and wood • Fluid 296

Transport: ¾ Energy savings to the extent of 20-30% may be achieved by • CNG in auto rickshaws replacing tubelights and ordinary • Vehicle fuel consumption improvement lamps with CFLs

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Energy Efficient Buildings

Torrent Research Center, Ahmedabad

• 12°-13°C drop compared to temperature outside the building • Inside temperature variation generally below 4°C as compared 14°C to 17°C outside • About 200 Ton air-conditioning plant capacity is saved • Construction cost 12% more than that of a conventional building • Annual savings in electricity consumption @ Rs. 6 million. • The pay-back period of additional capital cost @ 2 years.

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Enhanced Public Transport Systems: BRTS

BRTS Exclusive Corridor 235km

Feeder Network 145km

Total BRT Network 380km

¾ Decrease in the growth of personal vehicles ¾ Shift from diesel or petrol to CNG

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Sabarmati River Front Development

Courtesy: Dr. Bimal Patel

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Kankaria Lake Front Development

Courtesy: HCP Design & Project Management Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Encouraging Urban Plantation

Sabarmati River Front Kankaria Lake Front Development

2000 2000 6500 7000 6500 2000 2000

CYCLE PEDESTRIAN 1000 BUS LANE 1000 CARRIAGE WAY 30000 TRACK PATHWAY

BRT Road Section

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Mega City Challenges: Sustainable Development and Climate Change

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India India: Energy and Carbon Emissions

Future Scenario: Growth of Economy and Population

From 2005-2050: Absolute Growth in 2050 over 2005 Annual Economic Growth: 7.2% Economy 23 times Annual Population Growth: 0.9% Population 1.56 times

3,500 8,000 Other Renewables Nuclear Energy Carbon Emissions 7,000 3,000 Hydro Gas 6,000 2,500 Oil Coal Commercial Biomass 5,000 2,000 Non Com Biomass 4,000 Mtoe 1,500 3,000

1,000 Million CO2 Ton 2,000

500 1,000

0 0 2005 20102015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Projected Growth of Greater Ahmedabad

6.5 Million People, 500 sq.km 10 Million People, 800-900 sq.km

Kalol Kalol Gandhinagar Gandhinagar

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Horizontal vs. Vertical Development

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Transport Choices Rush Hour Traffic in India Bus Rapid Transport System

Rising Incomes and Small Cars Public Transport: Metro Rail

Tata Nano: $2500 QQ: $4000

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Impact of Climate Change on Cities

• Long-run threats (floods, droughts with unpredictability)

• Urban planning responses and infrastructure decisions must take these into account

• Need to anticipate water availability, vulnerability to disasters and plan accordingly

• The challenge of urban sustainability is to align – long-term perspectives and short-term actions – matching top-down and bottom-up signals – balanced development patterns

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Long-run threats: Water

Rajasthan Cherapunji - Assam

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Conclusions: Advantage Developing Countries

• Many hard and soft planning options are not yet exhausted

• Right choices can generate huge benefits of development and environment in the long-run

• Similarly, wrong choices would result in costly “lock-ins”

• Window of opportunity of 10 to 20 years exists to align policies and strategies for energy, climate change and sustainable development

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India Thank you

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India