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India Energy Dashboards
The India Energy Dashboards Version 2.0 was launched by NITI Aayog.
About India Energy Dashboards:
◆ India Energy Dashboards (IED) is an endeavour to provide single-window access to the energy data for the country.
◆ Energy data published/provided by Central Electricity Authority, Coal Controller’s Organisation, and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is compiled in the Dashboards.
◆ NITI Aayog had launched the Version 1.0 in 2017.
The features of version 2.0 are:
◆ Provides time series data from FY 2005-06 until FY 2019-20.
◆ Enables easy downloading of data into convenient spreadsheet formats in a cleaner, more intuitive way.
◆ Provides data at sub-yearly frequencies as well.
◆ API linked data from Saubhagya, UJALA, PRAAPTI, and Vidyut PRAVAH has been incorporated in the portal.
◆ A ‘Feedback and Suggestions’ forum for the engagement of energy data user community has been incorporated.
◆ There is a semi-automated workflow/issue-tracking system for managing periodic updates to the IED.
◆ The portal is public, free of cost, and doesn’t require login credentials to access the data.
Background:
◆ Reliable, robust and validated data are critical for informed planning, policy development and investment decision.
◆ Energy projections are key as the country moves ahead to build a sustainable tomorrow.
◆ India has five energy ministries and multiple energy-consuming sectoral ministries.
◆ India can no longer afford to operate in a siloed energy data paradigm and it is in this context that the NITI Aayog has come up with the dashboard.
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