NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman, Dr. Rajiv Kumar, launching the geospatial energy map of India
New Delhi: NITI Aayog today launched Geospatial Energy Map of India which has been developed by the Aayog in collaboration with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and with the support of Energy Ministries of Government of India.
NITI Aayog in collaboration with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) developed the comprehensive Geographic Information System (GIS) Energy Map of India with the support of Energy Ministries of Government of India. It 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 and renewable energy resource potential, etc through 27 thematic layers.
The Map was launched by Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, Dr. V K Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog, and Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog. Dr K Sivan, Chairman ISRO and Secretary, Department of Space, attended the launch event.
Dr Rajiv Kumar, while launching the GIS-based Energy Map of India, stated GIS-mapping of energy assets will be useful for ensuring real-time and integrated planning of energy sector of India, given its large geographical distribution and interdependence.
“Energy markets have immense potential to bring in efficiency gains. Going forward, GIS-based mapping of energy assets will be advantageous to all concerned stakeholders and will help in accelerating the policy-making process. Fragmented data has been brought together; this will be a great research instrument,” he said.
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 a unique effort aimed at integrating energy data scattered across multiple organizations and to present it in a consolidated, visually appealing graphical manner. It leverages latest advancements in web-GIS technology and open-source software to make it interactive and user friendly,” the NITI Aayog stated.
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, it informed.
The GIS based Energy Map of India can be accessed at– https://vedas.sac.gov.in/energymap.
-global bihari bureau
