Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024
Last updated 8 Jul 2026
“We will establish nationwide smart grids integrated with advanced technology, including smart meters and control centres, for efficient and intelligent energy management.”
Smart-grid and metering rollout is advancing under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), which funds prepaid smart meters, feeder/distribution-transformer metering, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and state/regional control centres, complemented by the India Energy Stack initiative to digitise the power ecosystem. Smart-meter installation has scaled to tens of millions, but nationwide coverage and full smart-grid integration are still in progress. Partial.
We will expand the nuclear energy component of Bharat's energy mix through a focus on developing small modular reactors as well as increased investment in nuclear energy production.
We will provide free electricity to poor households under PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana.
We have achieved record ethanol blending under the Ethanol Blended Petrol Programme. We will further increase ethanol blending in petrol to mitigate environmental degradation while providing additional income to farmers.
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