The Union Ministry of Power has released a comprehensive energy sector report titled National Energy Data: Survey and Analysis 2021-22

The report is the maiden report of Energy Data Management Unit, set up under Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power, Government of India. 

Released by the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy R. K. Singh, the report provides granular information about energy supply and consumption patterns across various sectors of the Indian economy.

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.

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 Highlights 

India conserved 249 billion units (BUs) of electricity to save Rs 1.60 lakh crore in bills for the 2021-22 financial year.

The total energy savings worth Rs 1,60,721 crore happened as an impact of various energy conservation policies