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13/04/23 05:57 AM IST

State Energy Efficiency Index 2021-22

In News
  • Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri R. K. Singh recently released the report of State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2021-22.
Major Findings
  • Five states – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, and Telangana – are in the Front Runner category, while four states – Assam, Haryana, Maharashtra, and Punjab – are in the Achiever category.
  • Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, and Chandigarh are the top-performing states in their respective state groups.
  • Telangana and Andhra Pradesh showed the most improvement since the last index.
Categories of the Index
  • SEEI 2021-22 categorized the states into two groups, Front Runner and Achiever.
  • The Front Runner category includes states with a score greater than 60 points, while the Achiever category comprises states with scores between 50-60 points.
Recommendations
  • The SEEI report recommends several actions to help states drive change in energy efficiency (EE) and contribute towards the fulfillment of SDGs and NDC.
  • These include enabling fiscal assistance for energy efficiency in the focus sectors, developing institutional capacity in states and UTs to address emerging needs and challenges in energy efficiency implementation, enhancing cross-functional collaborations across financial institutions, energy service companies, and energy professionals in large-scale.
About BEE
  • The Government of India set up the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) on 1st March 2002 under the provisions of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001.
  • The mission of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency is to assist in developing policies and strategies with a thrust on self-regulation and market principles, within the overall framework of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 with the primary objective of reducing the energy intensity of the Indian economy.
  • BEE coordinates with designated consumers, designated agencies and other organizations and recognise, identifies and utilise the existing resources and infrastructure, in performing the functions assigned to it under the Energy Conservation Act.
  • The Energy Conservation Act provides for regulatory and promotional functions.
Source- PIB

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