Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh included in the State Energy and Climate Index Round-1
- 12 Apr 2022
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Why In News?
Recently, Uttar Pradesh 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
- Uttar Pradesh ranks 13th in the State Energy and Climate Index, while the score is 41.0.
- 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 Uttar Pradesh with respect to various parameters are as follows-
- performance of discoms- 59.9
- Energy Efficiency- 42
- Accessibility, Affordability and Reliability- 37.8
- Environmental Sustainability- 30.9
- Clean energy initiative- 12.6
- New Initiative- 27.4
