Energy Statistics India 2024

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The Energy Statistics India report is released annually by the Economic Statistics Division (ESD) under the National Statistical Office of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India. This 31st edition was released in 2024 and presents energy statistics from across the country for the financial year 2022-23. The report compiles information from various ministries and departments of the Government of India, such as the Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

The report consists of data on reserves, capacity, production, trade, prices, consumption, energy efficiency, and their environmental impacts. It also provides information on the main characteristics and activities of the energy industries.

This 157-page document is divided into 8 chapters: Reserves and Potential for Generation (Chapter 1); Installed Capacity and Capacity Utilization (Chapter 2); Production of Energy Resources (Chapter 3); Foreign Trade and Prices of Energy Resources (Chapter 4); Availability of Energy Resources (Chapter 5); Consumption of Energy Resources (Chapter 6); Energy Balance and Sankey Diagram (Chapter 7); Sustainability and Energy (chapter 8).

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  1. As per the report, there has been a 2.64 per cent growth in coal reserves in 2022-23 since the previous year. Coal reserves in India in April 2022 were 361.41 billion tonnes. Jharkhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh account for around 69 per cent of the total coal reserves in the country. 

  2. India's energy mix is significantly transforming from traditional energy sources to renewable sources, the report notes. In 2022-23, the installed capacity of RES (Renewable Energy Sources, other than Hydro) under utilities increased by 12.2 per cent over the previous year, while thermal sources increased by only 0.49 per cent. 

  3. Western region in the country accounts for a significant proportion of installed capacity for electricity generation at 34 per cent. This is followed by Southern region at 28 per cent, and the Northern region at seven per cent. 

  4. Except for 2020–21, India's gross energy generation (from utilities) has increased steadily. Over the last 10 year from 2013–14 to 2022–23, the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) was noted to be 5.18 per cent. The report notes that there was a 21.15 per cent rise in coal availability during FY 2022-23 compared to the previous fiscal year.

  5. According to data from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, India is dependent on crude imports to meet domestic consumption levels. There was a rise in crude oil imports from 2012-13 to 2019-20 – from 184.80 million tonnes to 226.95 million tonnes. 

  6. India's fuel imports rose by 2.33 per cent to 232.73 million tonnes during the financial year 2022-23. Additionally, imports of natural gas decreased by 15.22 per cent in 2022–2023 after experiencing a significant rise of almost 92 per cent over the previous seven years. 

  7. As high as 70.4 per cent of the total consumption of raw coal and 83.16 per cent of the total consumption of lignite was by the electricity sector in 2022-23.

  8. The industrial sector was the biggest consumer of energy at 49 per cent of the total consumption. The transport sector accounted for 11.7 per cent of total consumption and the residential, agriculture, commercial, public, and other sectors together accounted for around 39.3 per cent of the overall consumption.


    Focus and Factoids by Alisha Khan.

AUTHOR

National Statistical Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, New Delhi

COPYRIGHT

National Statistical Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, New Delhi

PUBLICATION DATE

మార్చి, 2024

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