The energy sector was at the centre of the Narendra Modi government’s development agenda in its first five years. The unprecedented expansion of universal energy access was achieved through schemes such as Saubhagya (household electrification) and Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (cooking gas to the poor). The government also implemented UJALA (distribution of LED bulbs) and UDAY (turnaround of electricity distribution companies) schemes to improve energy efficiency.
India also committed to energy sustainability and signed the COP 21 Paris climate change agreement. It launched a massive renewable energy (RE) programme to achieve 175 GW of capacity by 2022. RE capacity grew from 32 GW in 2014 to 80 GW to date.
