India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Energy must be planned ahead of economic growth, or it risks becoming a binding constraint, said Pankaj Jain, Former Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Member Secretary, Eighth Central Pay Commission, during a Leadership Spotlight Session on the third day of India Energy Week 2026 which is being organised in Goa from 27th Jan to 30th Jan 2026.
Speaking at the session "Empowering economic policy with energy data: steering India's growth towards Viksit Bharat 2047" on the Addition Stage, Pankaj Jain stressed the need for forward-looking, data-driven policymaking.
"Energy cannot play catch-up. Energy has to anticipate. If we falter even once in planning energy...