National Energy Trilemma Index
About
In 2020, the World Energy Council, India, drafted its 1st edition of the “National Energy Trilemma Index” to assess advancements and sub-national performance in the energy sector.
The National Energy Trilemma Index assesses the performance of States and UTs across three core dimensions, with an additional State context that supports all three dimensions:
- Energy Resilience (Security): Reflects the ability of an energy system to anticipate, prepare for, absorb, adapt to, and rapidly recover from significant disruptions, or “shocks,” while minimising interruptions to energy supply.
- Energy Equity: Reflects the ability to provide universal access to affordable, fairly priced, and abundant energy for domestic and commercial use.
- Environmental Sustainability: Reflects the transition of a State/UT’s energy system towards mitigating and avoiding potential environmental harm and climate change impacts.
Achieving a balance among these three pillars constitutes the “Trilemma,” and systems that successfully maintain this balance are better positioned to drive long-term prosperity and competitiveness. In addition to these core dimensions, States and UTs are also assessed on State Context.
- State Context: Reflect the ability to assess State/UTs’ governance, logistics, ability to deliver on investments, and innovation parameters.
The primary objective of the National Energy Trilemma Index is to offer a data-driven and comparative assessment of energy performance across States and UTs, highlight best practices, and support evidence-based policymaking. By enabling benchmarking and fostering healthy competition among regions, the index serves as a strategic tool to accelerate India’s transition towards a resilient, equitable, and sustainable energy future.
