National Energy Policy 2021.

The National Energy Policy 2021's is to create an energy system that would ensure secure and reliable supply of modern energy services for all the sectors of the economy and to significantly reduce energy-related atmospheric emissions by the year 2040. The overall Goal of the NEP is to provide energy security for the country and to improve access to reliable and adequate supply of energy in order to facilitate a sustainable and low carbon economic development.
Policy Statements (P) are organised under subsectors: Electricity (P1 Electricity will be generated optimally from locally available energy resources to meet local demand and to ensure self-sufficiency; P2 Transmission and distribution infrastructure will be enhanced to facilitate economic growth and universal access to electricity; P3 Electricity tariffs will be cost-reflective in order to balance the interests of the investors, consumers and the environment); Petroleum Fuels (P4 Petroleum products will be sourced and stored in a reliable and sustainable manner to ensure security of supply; P5 Prices for petroleum products will be set in a manner that will balance the interests of suppliers, retailers and consumers; P6 Citizen participation in the petroleum subsector will be facilitated to ensure economic countrywide supply of fuels; P7 Adequate primary transport and secondary distribution infrastructure will be provided to increase access to petroleum fuels); Coal and Coal Bed Methane (P8 Measures will be put in place to exploit the vast coal resources using clean coal technologies in order to derive maximum benefit for sustainable economic diversification; P9 An enabling environment will be created in order to facilitate investments and to fast-track developments in the gas sector); Solar & Wind Energy (P10 The government will support and facilitate the development of on-grid and off-grid solar in order to increase the contribution of solar energy in the energy supply mix; P11 The government will explore the potential for wind and facilitate wind power development) Biomass & Biofuels P12 The Government will ensure sustainable and efficient use of wood fuel to reduce resource and to protect the environment (P13 Initiatives related to production and use of energy derived from biodegradable materials to offset the country’s carbon footprint) Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management (P14 Energy efficiency and conservation initiatives will be supported with a view to minimize energy wastage and to offset emissions from conventional power generation) Energy & the environment (P15 Energy extraction, production, transport and use will be done with minimal negative impacts on human health and on the environment) Energy gender (P16 Gender mainstreaming in the energy sector will be promoted to ensure alignment of gender concerns with appropriate health, safety and environmental standards) Energy Research and Development (P17 Research and development will be intensified to guide effective harnessing of the country’s indigenous energy resources and efficient production and use of energy); Information Management & Planning (P18 An effective integrated energy planning will be ensured in order to achieve optimal use of locally available resources to drive sustainable economic growth and low carbon development) International Cooperation (P19 The NEP will promote regional energy trade and international cooperation in the energy sector); Monitoring & Evaluation (P20 There will be continual monitoring, regular review and evaluation of the impact of various policy positions and provisions to ensure that these remain relevant).