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Energy Statistics 2013
ENERGY STATISTICS
2013 (Twentieth Issue)
CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NEW DELHI
CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE
CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE
Energy Statistics 2013
FOREWORD
Energy is critical, directly or indirectly, in the entire process of evolution, growth and survival of all living beings and it plays a vital role in the socio-economic development and human welfare of a country. Energy has come to be known as a `strategic commodity’ and any uncertainty about its supply can threaten the functioning of the economy, particularly in developing economies. Achieving energy security in this strategic sense is of fundamental importance not only to India’s economic growth but also for the human development objectives that aim at alleviation of poverty, unemployment and meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Holistic planning for achieving these objectives requires quality energy statistics that is able to address the issues related to energy demand, energy poverty and environmental effects of energy growth. This publication titled “Energy Statistics” is brought out every year by Central Statistics Office (CSO) and the present one is the 20th in the series. The publication contains the latest data available from the concerned line Ministries of the Government of India, in respect of different energy sources and a brief analysis of the data on reserves, installed capacity, potential for generation, production, consumption, import, export and wholesale price of different energy commodities. An overview of the energy deficit scenario and development perspective has been included in this publication as new feature Analytical indicators viz. Growth