Social issues world Habitat Day

Salient Features of Draft National Energy Policy

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  Four objectives: DNEP has four key objectives i.e. ensuring access at affordable prices, improving energy security & reducing dependence on fossil fuels, Promoting greater sustainability & renewable energy and Ensuring sustained economic growth.
  
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  100% electrification: DNEP aims that all the Census villages are to be electrified by 2018 and universal electrification is to be achieved with 24×7 electricity by 2022.
  
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  Energy and Human rights: It also acknowledges energy as a key input towards raising the standard of living of citizens as is evident from the correlation between per capita electricity consumption and Human Development Index (HDI).
  
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  Renewable energy: It aims achieving a 175 GW renewable energy capacity by 2022 and share of non-fossil fuel based capacity in the electricity mix is aimed at above 40% by 2030.
  
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