Lok Sabha Question No. 237 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: New Energy Policy
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: BHOLA SINGH, DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.237 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2018

## NEW ENERGY POLICY

*237.   SHRI BHOLA SINGH: SHRI D.S. RATHOD:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is formulating a New Energy Policy for the country;

(b) if so, the details including the salient features thereof;

- (c) the time by which it is likely to be finalised;

(d) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  regarding energy demand by 2040; and

(e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  manner in which the Government proposes to meet this growing demand?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R.K. SINGH )

(a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  STARRED QUESTION  NO.237  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON  02.08.2018 REGARDING NEW ENERGY POLICY.

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- NITI Aayog is formulating National Energy Policy (NEP).
- (a) to (e) : (i)
- (ii) The NEP builds on the achievements of the earlier Integrated Energy Policy (IEP), and sets the new agenda consistent with the  redefined  role  of  emerging  developments  in  the  energy world  such  as  interventions  required  in  key  sectors  like Petroleum & Natural Gas, Coal, Power, Renewable Energy and Nuclear  power.  The  NEP  also  addresses  energy  efficiency, subsidy  and  tax  structure,  energy  governance,  research  and development  and  air  quality  concerns.  There  are  four  key objectives of NEP, namely, access at rational prices, improved security and independence, greater sustainability and economic  growth,  and  enhancing  the  competitiveness  of Indian economy by meeting the rising energy demand efficiently.
- (iii) The draft  of  NEP  prepared  by  NITI  Aayog  was  circulated  for inter-ministerial consultations in October, 2017. Based on the comments  of  the  Ministries/Departments  as  well  as  further deliberations  in  the  NITI  Aayog,      revised  draft  of  NEP  has been  recirculated  on  16/6/2018  for  seeking  comments  of concerned Ministries/Departments. After receipt of the comments from revised draft, the draft of NEP will be put up for approval of the competent authority.
- (iv) The  draft  of  NEP  circulated  in  October,  2017  contained assessment  of  energy  demand  upto  2040.  Subsequently,  it was felt that long term assessment up to 2040 would lead to extreme uncertainties in the currently volatile and unpredictable energy economics, which would not be suitable for  framing the policy.  Accordingly, the time horizon of NEP has  been  restricted  to  2030,  which  also  synchronizes  with India's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The detailed  assessment  of  energy  demand  in  various  sectors upto 2030 is given in Annexure.
- (v) According to draft NEP, the Government proposes to meet the growing energy demand in the following manner:
- (a) Increasing  domestic  production/supply  by  enabling  suitable policy framework.
- (b) Harnessing renewable energy potential to the maximum.
- (c) Enhanced efficiency measures for demand reduction and better energy conversion.
- (d) Promoting alternate domestic sources of energy.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 237 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 02.08.2018 REGARDING NEW ENERGY POLICY. ***********

Energy Demand in Various Sectors (in Billion Units)

| Sector           | 2017      | 2030                       | 2030               |
|------------------|-----------|----------------------------|--------------------|
|                  | Estimates | Business as Usual Scenario | Ambitious Scenario |
| Buildings        | 358       | 992                        | 798                |
| Industry         | 3,113     | 5844                       | 5329               |
| Transport        | 1252      | 2621                       | 2347               |
| Pumps & Tractors | 317       | 590                        | 504                |
| Telecom          | 105       | 174                        | 153                |
| Cooking          | 922       | 548                        | 472                |
| Total            | 6,067     | 10,769                     | 9,603              |

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