Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur

MBA Elective – Energy Markets and Pricing Strategies

Programme MBA Course Energy Markets

& Sections and Pricing
Strategies

Term VI Faculty Prof. Hemachandra

Padhan

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Course Objective

To apply Economic principles to evaluate Energy markets. To develop pricing strategies for
alternative energy markets accounting for externalities Formulate energy-related policies to achieve
sustainable energy transition with economic and environmental feasibility.

1) General Description of Pedagogy:

Lectures, case studies and discussions in the class with real data

2) Student learning outcomes from the course:

At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

1.To communicate and be familiar with energy sector and their management strategies for
nation building.
2. To build up solicitous minds in drawing appropriate inferences in research and also to
improve their abilities in policy making which would be justified to accomplish the
hypothesized socio-economic goals.

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3) Session Details:

Session
Topic Chapter No.
No. Cases
ReNew Power: Report &
01-03 Energy decisions and transition Leading the Energy Research
Transition in India Papers

Indian Railways:
Estimating Electrical
Contract Demand Report &
04-06 Energy demand and energy supply Lighting up Lives Research
through Cooking Gas Papers
and Transforming
Society

Production, Consumptions of energy

07-08 resources; Potential for energy Research papers and
generation Report Analysis
Subhes C.
Bhattacharyya,
Energy
Economics:
09-10 Industrial policies and energy Concepts, Issues,
markets Markets And
Governance,
Springer, 2019

QuantumScape’s
Mission to
11-12 Eco-system in e-Mobility Revolutionize Energy Report & Research
Storage for a Papers
sustainable future

Green Hydrogen in Report &

13-14 Economics of Externality Chile Research
Papers

Boond: Dynamic Report &

15-16 Energy Markets Capability - Creating a Research
BoP Energy Market Papers

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 Simple Energy:
Report &
Launch Strategy for
17-18 Simple energy and market strategies Research
the Next Generation E-
Papers
Scooter

19-20 Project

Reading Materials

1. Subhes C. Bhattacharyya, Energy Economics: Concepts, Issues, Markets And Governance,

Springer, 2019
2. Dahl, Carol Ann International energy markets: understanding pricing, policies, and profits,
PennWell Corporation, 2015. 3. Roger L. Conkling, Energy Pricing: Economics and Principles,
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011
3. Case Studies
4. Research Papers-FT50
Extra reading
1. Dark side of solar power (HBR)
2. David Crane’s Clean(er) Energy Strategy at NRG (HBR)
3. Energy Demand without Russian Gas (HBR)
4. Corporate average fuel economy standards 2017-2025 (HBR)
5. Iberdrola: Leading the energy revolution (HBR)
6. The limits of the sustainable economy (HBR)
7. Untapped potential: Renewable energy in Argentina (HBR)
8. Risks and opportunities from the transition to a low carbon economy: A business analysis
framework (HBR)

4) Assessment Criteria:

Component Weightage Description

Class Participation/Attendance 10 Students with Attendance as per the institute
rules.
Midterm 30 Examination

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Group Assignment/Case 30 One Group Assignment.
Analysis
Exams (End-Term) 30 Descriptive Exam at the end of the module