Energy efficiency, RE pillars to achieve goal of net-zero emissions: Prez

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said energy efficiency and renewable energy are the key pillars for achieving India’s goal of net-zero emissions.

Addressing officers of the Central Power Engineering Service (2018, 2020 and 2021 batches) and probationers of the Indian Trade Service (2022 batch), who had called on the president at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here, Murmu said the power sector is one of the prime movers for India’s development.

“One of the indicators of the socio-economic progress of a country is energy demand and consumption. Therefore, as India moves ahead to become the third largest economy of the world, demand and consumption of power will certainly increase, which will further drive the country’s development,” she said.