India's total primary energy supply touches 39,055 Petajoules: Minister
New Delhi, July 22
The government on Wednesday said that total primary energy supply of India during 2024-25 was estimated at 39,055 Petajoules as compared to 37,936 Petajoules in 2023-24.
Total renewable energy potential was estimated at 4,704,043 MW (as on March 2025) as compared to 2,109,655 MW (as on March 31, 2024), said Minister of State (Independent Charge) Rao Inderjit Singh in the Lok Sabha.
One petajoule is 1,015 joules (1 million billion) or 278 gigawatt hours.
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has put in place well-defined mechanisms to ensure timely collection and publication of official statistics.
Primary data collection for National Sample Surveys (NSS) is carried out on digital platforms such as Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) and the e-SIGMA system, incorporating in-built validation checks, real-time data monitoring, AI-enabled chatbots, and multilingual interfaces, informed the minister.
"Use of such digital platforms ensure consistency at the stage of data collection and facilitate real-time submission and validation of survey data. Further, the practice of physical scrutiny and inspection by higher-level officers is continuously undertaken as per fixed norms along with regular training for field staff to ensure the quality of the data collected," he mentioned.
These initiatives have substantially improved data quality and led to reduction in time lag in release of survey data from 8-9 months to 45-90 days. Annual Survey Results are now released within 90-120 days; quarterly results within 45-60 days and monthly results within 15-30 days of completion of surveys.
To promote transparency and public accountability, anonymized unit-level survey data are made available through MoSPI's revamped Microdata Portal, enabling researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to access, analyze, and utilise official statistics for evidence-based research and policy making.
Singh further stated that MoSPI has undertaken comprehensive base revision exercises for the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), All India Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) to ensure that these macroeconomic indicators adequately reflect the evolving structure of the economy and align with international statistical standards.
Accordingly, the base year of GDP has been revised from 2011-12 to 2022-23 based on the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on National Accounts Statistics (ACNAS); the base year of IIP has been revised from 2011-12 to 2022-23 under the guidance of the Technical Advisory Committee on IIP; and the base year of CPI has been revised from 2012=100 to 2024=100 under the guidance of an Expert Group constituted for the purpose.
— IANS
Reader Comments
Happy to see that MoSPI is finally modernizing data collection with CAPI and AI chatbots. The reduction in survey release time from 8-9 months to just 45-90 days is a huge leap. Transparency through the Microdata Portal will help researchers and journalists hold the government accountable. But we need to see if these stats actually match ground realities in rural India. 🇮🇳📊
The base year revision for GDP, IIP, and CPI from 2011-12 to 2022-23 is long overdue. It will give a more accurate picture of India's economic structure. The renewable energy potential is impressive, but we need to ensure grid stability and storage solutions are keeping pace. Without that, all this potential is just numbers on paper.
Good to see the government talking about petajoules and renewable potential, but the common man still struggles with power cuts in many parts of the country. We need to bridge the gap between these impressive stats and on-ground implementation. Also, why is there no mention of nuclear energy in the renewable mix? That's a clean baseload source we can't ignore.
The digital transformation of data collection is welcome, but I hope it doesn't alienate rural respondents who may not be comfortable with CAPI. The multilingual interface is a step in the right direction. Overall, this is a balanced report highlighting progress while hinting at areas for improvement. Kudos to the minister for transparently sharing these figures. 👏📈
Impressive growth in renewable energy potential, but
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