Jharkhand included in the State Energy and Climate Index Round-1 | 12 Apr 2022

Why In News?

Recently, Jharkhand has been included in the category of achievers in the report related to State Energy and Climate Index Round-1 released by NITI Aayog.

Key Points

• Jharkhand ranks 18th in the State Energy and Climate Index, while the score is 35.2.
• This index has been prepared by NITI Aayog on the basis of 2019-20 data.
• Significantly, this index tracks the efforts made by states and union territories in the climate and energy sector based on 6 parameters - performance of discoms, energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, clean energy initiatives, new initiatives and access, affordability and reliability.
• The scores of Jharkhand with respect to various parameters are as follows-
  
  • performance of discoms- 58.3
  • Energy Efficiency- 17.2
  • Environmental Sustainability- 19
  • Clean energy initiative- 2.9
  • New Initiative- 9.3
  • Accessibility, Affordability and Reliability- 46.5