NITI Aayog’s Geospatial Energy Map of India

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Geospatial Energy Map of India- Relevance for UPSC Exam

GS Paper 2: Governance, Administration and Challenges-
- E-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential.
GS Paper 3: Indian Economy- Infrastructure- Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.

Recently, the Geospatial Energy Map of India was launched by National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog).

Development of Geospatial Energy Map of India: NITI Aayog in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed a comprehensive Geographic Information System (GIS) Energy Map of India with the support of Energy Ministries of the Government of India.
About Geospatial Energy Map of India: The GIS map provides a holistic picture of all energy resources of the country which enables visualization 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 and renewable energy resource potential, etc. through 27 thematic layers.

Geospatial Energy Map of India is a unique effort aimed at integrating energy data scattered across multiple organizations and presenting it in a consolidated, visually appealing graphical manner.
The Geospatial Energy Map of India 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.

Geospatial Energy Map of India leverages the latest advancements in web-GIS technology and open-source software to make it interactive and user-friendly.
The Geospatial Energy Map of India will be useful in planning and making investment decisions. It will also aid in disaster management using available energy assets.
GIS mapping of energy assets will be useful for ensuring real-time and integrated planning of the energy sector of India, given its large geographical distribution and interdependence.
GIS-based mapping of energy assets will be advantageous to all concerned stakeholders and will help in accelerating the policy-making process.
Geospatial Energy Map of India will bring the fragmented data together that will be a great research instrument.