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Crucial for understanding India's energy landscape, informing national energy policy, achieving sustainable development goals, and ensuring energy security. Highlights the role of government data agencies.
Comprehensive and reliable energy statistics are fundamental for evidence-based policy formulation, infrastructure planning, and strategic decision-making in the energy sector, enabling governments to monitor trends and assess resource potential.
Primary Publisher
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)
Key Data Points
Total Primary Energy Supply (TPES), Total Renewable Energy Potential
Purpose
Policy and infrastructure planning, research, state/UT policy intervention
Dissemination
Shared with line-energy Ministries, States/UTs, and public domain
Static syllabus anchors
| Type | Reference |
|---|---|
| Conceptual area | Indian Economy |
Institutions & roles
| Body | Role |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) | Publishes and disseminates |
Prelims angle: Statement-based questions
Prelims angle: Factual recall
Consider the following infrastructure sectors: 1. Affordable housing 2. Mass rapid transport 3. Health care 4. Renewable energy On how many of the above do...
With reference to green hydrogen, Consider the following statements : 1. It can be used directly as a fuel for internal combustion. 2. It can be blended w...
Consider the following infrastructure sectors: 1. Affordable housing 2. Mass rapid transport 3. Health care 4. Renewable energy On how many of the above do...
With reference to green hydrogen, Consider the following statements : 1. It can be used directly as a fuel for internal combustion. 2. It can be blended w...
Consider the following infrastructure sectors: 1. Affordable housing 2. Mass rapid transport 3. Health care 4. Renewable energy On how many of the above do...
Open questionWith reference to green hydrogen, Consider the following statements : 1. It can be used directly as a fuel for internal combustion. 2. It can be blended w...
Open questionConsider the following infrastructure sectors: 1. Affordable housing 2. Mass rapid transport 3. Health care 4. Renewable energy On how many of the above do...
Open questionWith reference to green hydrogen, Consider the following statements : 1. It can be used directly as a fuel for internal combustion. 2. It can be blended w...
Open questionENERGY STATISTICS INDIA
22 Jul 2026 · MoSPI's "Energy Statistics India" provides vital data like TPES and RE potential, essential for policy, planning, and research across government levels.
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Energy Data Collection and Dissemination
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