A key driver of Indian government LED policy is the need to achieve significant energy efficiency across all
sectors of the economy, in order to decouple growth in energy demand from economy growth. Otherwise,
a costly three to four-fold increase in primary energy production will be required by 2031 to 2032 to sustain
economic growth of 8% to 9% annually,97 which is the rate India wants to maintain to eradicate poverty and
improve living standards. The Core Committee’s report, which was drafted largely by the Ministry’s Bureau
of Energy Efficiency (BEE), highlighted the potential for LEDs to reduce electricity demand for lighting, which
consumes 18% of the national load.