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

Why In News?

Recently, Uttarakhand 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

• Uttarakhand ranks 5th in the State Energy and Climate Index, while the score is 46.5.
• 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 Uttarakhand with respect to various parameters are as follows-
  
  • performance of discoms- 61.9
  • Energy Efficiency- 50.5
  • Environmental Sustainability- 48.7
  • New Initiative- 14.7
  • Clean energy initiative- 18.5
  • Accessibility, Affordability and Reliability- 55.3