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India committed to reduce dependence on fossil fuels: Goyal

“India is committed and steadily moving away from its dependence on fossil fuels while adopting advanced technologies to start 'smart' from the beginning while addressing its developmental priorities,” Piyush Goyal, Minister of State Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy, Government of India, said in Tokyo, Japan during the 8th India-Japan Energy Dialogue, 2016.

He added that the potential for bilateral co-operation in this sphere has enormous positive implications in our quest for sustainable energy growth and consumption, and improving the quality of life for our peoples. The use of energy efficiency measures as well as promotion of cleaner and renewable sources of energy in India are a step in this direction and this is reflected in the wide scope and agenda of the bilateral energy dialogue, he added.

The summit will see interactive sessions on relevant themes like Clean Coal Technologies and Efficient Coal-Based Power Generation, Super-Efficient Appliances and LEDs, Energy Efficient Petroleum Refining-Energy Audit Refineries, Energy Storage Technologies and Smart Grids/Smart Meters take place between Indian and Japanese companies.

The themes were selected based on India’s energy needs and with a view to further deepening co-operation in the energy sector between the two sides so that Japanese technology and capital can be dovetailed with India’s highly skilled human resource and “Make in India” campaign to create win-win situations bilaterally and beyond.

Source: ICMW