Saturday, December 20, 2025 | 11:14 PM ISTहिंदी में पढें
Business Standard
Notification Icon
userprofile IconSearch

NITI Aayog works out road map to meet India's rising energy demand

This initiative also arises from India's need for a clear pathway to identify data trajectories in its net-zero exercise

Niti Aayog
premium

The model aims to balance both supply and demand. In the case of mismatches, it adjusts by considering energy exports or imports. (Photo: PTI)

Puja DasDhruvaksh Saha

Listen to This Article

To meet increasing energy demand as India aspires to be a developed nation, the NITI Aayog is working out a road map  till 2070 to reduce emission and increase the penetration of clean energy across various sectors, including mobility, agriculture, industry, cooking, and power, according to three senior government officials.
 
This initiative arises from India’s need for a pathway to identify data trajectories in its net-zero exercise.
 
“It is essential to integrate renewable and fossil-fuel energy into the system,” one of the officials said.
 
In anticipation of the latest projections, the NITI Aayog is monitoring these changing trends. As energy