How has the consumption pattern of energy changed over the years?

At present commercial energy consumption makes up about 65 percent of the total energy consumed in India. This includes coal, with the largest share of 55 percent followed by 31 percent by oil, 11 percent by natural gas and 3 percent by hydro-energy. Non-commercial energy sources consisting of firewood, cow dung and agricultural wastes account for 30 percent of the total energy consumption.

The transport sector was the largest consumer of commercial energy consumption in 1953-54. The share of industrial sector is increasing and the share of transport sector is falling. The share of oil and gas is highest among all commercial energy consumption.

Trends in sectoral share of

commercial energy consumption