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PM delivered inaugural address at 4th India Energy Forum CERAWeek through video conference
Theme of the 4th edition: “India’s Energy Future in a world of Change”.
Seven key drivers of India’s energy map
During the event Prime Minister mentioned following Seven key drivers of India’s energy map:
- Accelerating our efforts to move towards a gas-based economy.
- Cleaner use of fossil fuels particularly petroleum and coal
- Greater reliance on domestic sources to drive bio-fuels.
- Achieving the renewables target of 450 GW by 2030.
- Increasing the contribution of electricity to de-carbonize mobility.
- Moving into the emerging fuels including hydrogen
- Digital innovation across all the energy systems.
A brief note on India energy forum
- India Energy was established in October 2001
- It is headquartered in New Delhi
- Forum is an Indian Organization which represents the energy sector as a whole
- The forum serves as a catalyst for the development of a sustainable and competitive energy sector in India
- The energy forum is also an independent advocate of the industry promoting practical solutions to problems affecting project development and finance in India.
- It works with companies and the Government (Centre and States) to achieve consensus on such issues as regulatory structures and policies and the role of public organizations.
- The forum works closely with multilateral and domestic companies and agencies to ensure that their products and services are responsive to the needs of the project development in India.
About CERAWeek
- In 1983, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts by Daniel Yergin and James Rosenfield.
- The CERAWeek program provides comprehensive insight into the global and regional energy future by addressing key issues and has become the world’s premier energy event.
- The conference is distinctive in the extraordinary depth and breadth of its content, attracting global thought leaders and shaping the global energy agenda.
Source: PIB
