Jharkhand
Jharkhand included in the State Energy and Climate Index Round-1
- 12 Apr 2022
- 1 min read
Why In News?
Recently, Jharkhand 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
- Jharkhand ranks 18th in the State Energy and Climate Index, while the score is 35.2.
- 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 Jharkhand with respect to various parameters are as follows-
- performance of discoms- 58.3
- Energy Efficiency- 17.2
- Environmental Sustainability- 19
- Clean energy initiative- 2.9
- New Initiative- 9.3
- Accessibility, Affordability and Reliability- 46.5
