Gujarat has topped the list for larger States in the NITI Aayog’s State Energy and Climate Index–Round 1 that has ranked States and Union Territories (UTs) on certain parameters.

State Energy and Climate Index

• The States have been categorized based on size and geographical differences as larger and smaller States and UTs.
• The index is based on 2019-20 data.
• It ranks the states’ performance on 6 parameters, namely

1. DISCOM’s Performance
2. Access, Affordability and Reliability of Energy
3. Clean Energy Initiatives
4. Energy Efficiency
5. Environmental Sustainability; and
6. New Initiatives

• The parameters are further divided into 27 indicators. Based on the composite SECI Round I score.
• The states and UTs are categorized into three groups: Front Runners, Achievers, and Aspirants.

Performance by the states

• 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.
• Goa emerged as the top performer in the smaller States category followed by 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.

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