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Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) released State Energy Efficiency Index 2024: Maharashtra, Andhra
Pradesh, Assam and Tripura Among Top Performers

Shri Akash Tripathi, IAS, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power and Director General, Bureau of Energy
Efficiency (BEE), released the State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2024, developed by BEE in association
with the Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE). The index assesses the energy efficiency
performance of 36 States and Union Territories (UTs) for FY 2023-24, supporting data-driven monitoring,
best practice sharing, and healthy competition among states.

Speaking at the launch, Shri Tripathi emphasized that energy efficiency is a key driver of India’s net-zero
by 2070 vision, offering cost-effective solutions across sectors. The sixth edition features a new
implementation-focused framework with 66 indicators covering Buildings, Industry, Municipal Services,
Transport, Agriculture, DISCOMs, and Cross-Sector initiatives, reflecting evolving priorities like EV policies,
star-rated buildings, and DSM strategies.

States are classified into four performance categories: Front Runners (>60%), Achievers (50-
60%), Contenders (30-50%), and Aspirants (<30%). The top performers include:

• Maharashtra (Group 1: >15 MToE)
• Andhra Pradesh (Group 2: 5–15 MToE)
• Assam (Group 3: 1–5 MToE)
• Tripura (Group 4: <1 MToE)

The report highlights sectoral progress: 24 states have notified ECBC 2017; 10 states have MSME energy
efficiency policies; 31 states have adopted electric mobility policies; and 13 states are promoting solar-
powered agricultural pumps, with Kerala achieving 74% adoption. Additionally, all 36 States/UTs have
developed State Energy Efficiency Action Plans (SEEAPs), and 31 have formed State-Level Steering
Committees on Energy Transition.

SEEI 2024 serves as a key policy tool for guiding state-level actions and accelerating India’s energy
efficiency and climate goals.

SECI conducts first-ever auction for procurement of Green Ammonia under National Green Hydrogen
Mission

In a landmark development under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, the first- ever auction conducted
by SECI for the procurement of Green Ammonia under the SIGHT Scheme (Mode-2A) has achieved a
record low price discovery of ?55.75/kg.

This pioneering auction covers the supply of 75,000 metric tonnes per annum of Green Ammonia to
Paradeep Phosphates Limited, Odisha. It is the first in a planned series of 13 auctions over the coming
month, under a tender aggregating a cumulative procurement capacity of 7.24 lakh MT/year.

The discovered price translates to approximately USD 641/MT, a substantial drop from the previously
discovered price of ?100.28/kg (USD 1,153/MT) in the H2Global auction in 2024. With Grey Ammonia

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