Context

NITI Aayog launched a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based Energy Map of India.

About

Abouy GIS-based Energy Map of India

• The GIS map provides a holistic picture of all energy resources of the country which enables visualisation of energy installations such as
  • conventional power plants
  • oil and gas wells, petroleum refineries
  • coal fields and coal blocks
  • district-wise data on renewable energy power plants
  • renewable energy resource potential through 27 thematic layers
• The map attempts to identify and locate all primary and secondary sources of energy and their transportation/transmission networks to provide a comprehensive view of energy production and distribution in a country.
• It is developed by NITI Aayog in collaboration with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with the support of Energy Ministries of Government of India.
  

Significance of identification of energy sources

• Effective organization of scattered data
• Interactive and user-friendly
• Better policy formulation and decision making
• Better management of disasters