NITI Aayog launches 'Energy Web Portal'

NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya today launched a 'Energy Web Portal' which will have all data related to the energy sector.
"Energy is a vast field so systematic data is important. We have been trying to put up data in other sector also," Panagariya said after launching the portal.
Speaking on the sidelines of the energy portal launch function, additional secretary in NITI Aayog Anil Kumar Jain said, "We want to create US Energy Information Administration - EIA like institution in India in the next few years. We have already signed MOU with EIA."
The web portal will host all the data related to energy sector including oil & gas, coal, solar & thermal energy etc from 2005-06, a senior NITI Aayog official said.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) collects, analyses and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policy-making, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.