Sneha Somshekhar Swami

Water, Sanitation, Energy, Climate Change

Working Title

Last-Mile Delivery of Electricity Distribution Services: Using the lens of Street-Level Bureaucracy

Supervisor(s)

Subodh M. Wagle

Research Interests

Policy ImplementationStreet-level Bureaucracy TheoryLast-mile Delivery of Public ServicesElectricity Distribution Services

Education

MTech Technology and Development, CTARA, IIT Bombay
BTech Electrical Engineering, Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli

Publications

How Do Supply-Side Constraints Affect the Rural Residential Feeder Parameters?

Swami, S., Hegde, G., Rao, A.B., Agnihotri, S.B. (2020). How Do Supply-Side Constraints Affect the Rural Residential Feeder Parameters? In: Singh, S., Ramadesigan, V. (eds) Advances in Energy Research, Vol. 1. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2666-4_49

Addressing Last Mile Electricity Distribution Problems: Study of Performance of SHGs in Odisha

Swami, S., Wagle, S. (2021). Addressing Last Mile Electricity Distribution Problems: Study of Performance of SHGs in Odisha. In: Bose, M., Modi, A. (eds) Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5955-6_48

Caught Between Epistemology and Field-Conditions: Travails of Young Qualitative Policy Researchers in India

Pendharker, S., Swami, S., Mhatre, H., & Wagle, S. (2023). Caught Between Epistemology and Field-Conditions: Travails of Young Qualitative Policy Researchers in India. Qualitative Report, 28(10), 2916-2935. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2023.6680

Weak Institutions and Dangerous Working Conditions: Coping by the Wiremen of Public Electricity Distribution Utilities in India. Street-Level Bureaucracy in Weak State Institutions

Swami, S., Wagle, S. (2024). Weak Institutions and Dangerous Working Conditions: Coping by the Wiremen of Public Electricity Distribution Utilities in India. Street-Level Bureaucracy in Weak State Institutions https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/street-level-bureaucracy-in-weak-state-institutions

Accomplishments

Best poster award
Sneha Swami, Ganesh Hegde, Anand Rao, & Satish Agnihotri, ‘Understanding the Trends in Electricity Supply and Its Implications on Rural Residential Feeders’, 6th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER) 2017, 12-14th December, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.

Conference Papers

Sneha Swami, Subodh Wagle, ‘Street Level Managers and Policy Implementation: Functioning of Local Offices of Public Electricity Distribution Utility in India,’ Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Fall Conference, 16-20th November 2022, Washington D.C., USA.

Sneha Swami, Subodh Wagle, ‘Travails and Coping of SLBs in the Electricity Distribution Sector in India,’ 5th International Conference on Public Policy 2021, 30th June to 2nd July, Barcelona, Italy

Sneha Swami, Anand B. Rao, & Satish Agnihotri, ‘Implications of Supply Availability on Village Electricity Consumption’; Conference on Rural India: Blossoming in Neglect, 28-30 August 2018, VikasAnvesh Foundation An institute of TATA Trust, Pune, India

Sneha Swami, Anand B. Rao, & Satish Agnihotri, ‘Multi-Criteria Assessment of Energy Inequality in Maharashtra’ 4th International Conference and Exhibition on Energy Storage and Microgrids, 11th – 13th January, 2017, Mumbai, India.