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24/06/23 07:17 AM IST

First-ever Comprehensive Energy Sector Report

In News
  • The Union Ministry of Power has come out with a comprehensive energy sector report titled National Energy Data: Survey and Analysis 2021-22.
Features of the report
  • The report provides granular information about energy supply and consumption patterns across various sectors of the Indian economy.
  • The report contains extensive data compiled for the last six years, i.e., from FY 2016-17 to FY 2021-22, along with trends and analysis of fuel-wise energy consumption in major end-use sectors.
  • This report also provides an overview of the impact of various energy conservation policies and their associated carbon dioxide emission reduction and monetary savings.
  • The report has been prepared by Ministry of Power through Bureau of Energy Efficiency in collaboration with NITI Aayog, various line Ministries and Departments, institutions, and other stakeholders.
New Insights
  • Energy supply to economy during last six years is actually less by 18%; this has been found out by using Indian coal conversion factors, rather than IEA conversion factors which has been used before
  • Lower energy consumption value by 8% in 2021-22.
  • Increased share of electrification on consumption side to 20.9%.
Usefulness
  • The information provided in this report will help in assessing the status of data availability of various energy products in the country.
  • It can also help in analysing energy intensity of the country thereby enabling policy makers to formulate robust policies and carry out course corrections.
Way Forward
  • There exists limited data on non-commercial energy sources such as biomass although these modes meet significant energy needs.
  • There appeared a need to bridge the existing gap in the exploration side of data (i.e., 2D, and 3D surveys).
  • There is also a possibility that a significant amount of data could be collected from government-subsidized projects and disseminated and would be captured in the upcoming editions of the report.
Source- PIB

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