Bihar
Bihar included in the State Energy and Climate Index Round-1
- 12 Apr 2022
- 1 min read
Why In News?
Recently, Bihar 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
- Bihar ranks 15th in the State Energy and Climate Index, while the score is 38.3.
- 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 Bihar with respect to various parameters are as follows-
- performance of discoms- 61.3
- Accessibility, Affordability and Reliability- 45
- Environmental Sustainability- 33.7
- Energy Efficiency- 22.8
- Clean energy initiative- 4.9
- New Initiative- 7.6
