STATE ENERGY AND CLIMATE INDEX          

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Context

• Gujarat has topped NITI Aayog’s State Energy and Climate Index-(SECI) Round 1 among larger states.

About SECI

• The State Energy and Climate Index (SECI) developed by NITI AAYOG is the first index that aims to track the efforts made by States and UTs in the climate and energy sector.
• These parameters have been devised keeping in mind India’s goals for climate change and clean energy transition.
• This in­dex aims to rank states and union territories on six para­meters —

1. Discoms performance.
2. Access affordability.
3. Reliability of energy.
4. Clean energy initiatives.
5. Ene­rgy effi­cie­ncy.
6. Environmental sustai­nability and new initiatives.

Findings of the Reports

• Gujarat, Kerala and Punjab have been ranked as the top three performers in the category of larger States while Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh were the bottom three States.
• The top three performers among smaller states are Goa, Tripura and Manipur.
• Among UTs, Chandigarh, Delhi and Daman & Diu/Dadra & Nagar Haveli are the top performers.
• Punjab was the best performer in Discom performance while Kerala topped in access, affordability and reliability category.
• Haryana was the best performer in clean energy initiative among larger States and Tamil Nadu in the energy efficiency category.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gujarat-kerala-punjab-top-niti-aayogs-state-energy-and-climate-index-list/article65311510.ece