Question : Which organisation has recently(12 APR 2021) launched the India Energy Dashboards ?
(a) NITI Aayog
(b) NHPC
(c) Powergrid
(d) Vidyut Niyamak Aayog
Ans. (a)
Related facts
- The India Energy Dashboards Version 2.0 launched by NITI Aayog on April 12, 2021.
- India Energy Dashboards (IED) is an endeavour to provide single-window access to the energy data for the country.
- Energy data published/provided by Central Electricity Authority, Coal Controller’s Organisation, and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is compiled in the Dashboards.
- NITI Aayog launched the Version 1.0 in May 2017.
- The key features of the enhanced version, India Energy Dashboards Version 2.0, are –
- The IED provides time series data from FY 2005-06 until FY 2019-20;Enhanced data download – It enables easy downloading of data into convenient spreadsheet formats in a cleaner, more intuitive way; IED provides data at sub-yearly frequencies as well. This includes monthly data and API linked data from some portals maintained by the government agencies. The monthly data is sourced from the monthly reports that are regularly published for the electricity, petroleum and natural gas sectors.
- API linked data from Saubhagya, UJALA, PRAAPTI and Vidyut PRAVAH has been incorporated in the portal;A ‘Feedback and Suggestions’ forum for the engagement of energy data user community has been incorporated; A semi-automated workflow/ issue-tracking system for managing periodic updates to the IED.
- The workflow system performs basic checks and data validation, helping to avoid incorrect data entry;Addition of technical and financial data of electricity utilities available from the regulatory documents in the state of Maharashtra.
- Regulatory data specifically for the area served by the state-owned distribution utility – MSEDCL has been added. The Dashboards will include other states data in future.
Link:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1711204