On 1st December, 2021, the India-EU Energy Panel meeting was held where both sides agreed on a detailed work programme until 2023 to implement the 2016 India-EU Clean Energy and Climate Partnership.
Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Power, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas from the Indian side and Directorate General for Energy, European Commission from the EU side participated in the meeting.
Key Highlights
The Energy Panel agreed on increased technical cooperation in the following areas:
Energy efficiency
Renewable energy
Cooperation within the International Solar Alliance (ISA)
Green hydrogen
Grid integration such as smart grids, storage ....