Demand side energy management strategies for residential buildings rely on accurate, comprehensive data that is readily available and up to date. In India, multiple organisations collect and disseminate residential sector energy data; however, this data is not consistent, granular, comprehensive, easily accessible, or collected frequently enough. The findings of the sub-group constituted by NITI Aayog on “Demand (consumption) Side Energy Data Management” highlighted this issue by, identifying the current status of energy and activity data, challenges in the existing framework, and identifying actions to overcome the data challenges.
The study builds upon the past efforts by NITI Aayog and conducts an in-depth assessment of the official data sources to evaluate the robustness of residential final energy consumption data.