3rd India – UK Energy for Growth Partnership Dialogue held

India and the United Kingdom have set in motion concrete action plans for driving clean energy transition in the power sector.

This was deliberated at 3rd India-U.K. Energy for Growth Partnership Ministerial Energy Dialogue.

Key Highlights

• The 3rd India-U.K. Energy for Growth Partnership Ministerial Energy Dialogue was co-chaired by Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy R.K. Singh from the Indian side and the Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) from the U.K. side.
• Energy transition was a major area of discussion in the dialogue and the energy ministers spoke in detail on the ongoing energy transition activities in their respective countries with focus on renewables, including solar, offshore wind, storage, electric vehicles (EVs) and alternative fuels, it added. 
• The U.K. side presented a detailed summary of the significant ongoing work and the past work done in the last two years under the umbrella of bilateral cooperation which was appreciated and endorsed by both sides. 
• The dialogue concluded with both sides underlining the importance of international cooperation in securing affordable and sustainable energy for the world while setting in motion, concrete action plans for driving the clean energy transition in the power sector, it stated.
• The Power Minister specifically detailed ambitious targets in areas such as green hydrogen, storage, offshore wind and electricity market.He further hoped that the One Sun One World One Grid (OSOWOG) initiative launched by the Prime Minister could act as a promising alternative to support the RE integration in the grid.

SOURCE: The Hindu

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