(The Gist of PIB) Impact of energy efficiency measures for the year 2018-19 [MAY-2020]

(The Gist of PIB) Impact of energy efficiency measures for the year 2018-19

The Union Minister of Power released a report on “Impact of energy efficiency measures for the year 2018-19.”

With energy efficiency initiatives, India has already reduced the energy intensity of the economy by 20% compared to 2005 levels. In COP-21, India pledged to bring down the energy intensity of the economy by 33 to 35% compared to 2005 levels by 2030.
Implementation of various energy efficiency schemes has led to total electricity savings to the tune of 113.16 Billion Units in 2018-19, which is 9.39% of the net electricity consumption.
The total energy savings achieved in 2018-19 is 23.73 Mtoe (million Tonne of Oil Equivalent), which is 2.69% of the total primary energy supply (estimated to be 879.23 Mtoe in India) during 2018-19. This includes both the Supply Side and Demand Side sectors of the economy.
These efforts have also contributed to reducing 151.74 Million Tonnes of CO2 emissions, whereas last year this number was 108 MTCO2