As per India Climate Energy Dashboard (ICED) launched in July 2023 by NITI Aayog, India’s primary energy supply has grown at~4.0% CAGR during 2012-22 (excluding exceptional COVID years of 2020 & 2021). As per India Energy Security Scenarios (IESS) 2047 – an Energy Modelling tool, developed by NITI Aayog, the future energy supply is projected to grow in the range of 3.3% to 3.5% under net-zero and BAU scenarios respectively.
Ministry of Railways has taken up construction of two Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) viz. Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) from Ludhiana to Sonnagar (1337 Km) and the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Terminal (JNPT) to Dadri (1506 Km). Construction of EDFC has been fully completed and 1176 KM out of 1506 KM of WDFC has been completed. The Eastern DFC will mainly cater to coal, Cement, Finished steel and other bulk commodities. Eastern DFC will facilitate faster evacuation of coal from the eastern part of the country for the Thermal Powerhouses located in northern hinterland.
