The ninth India Japan Energy Dialogue was held in New Delhi. Minister of State(IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, R K Singh, and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Hiroshige Seko signed a joint statement . Both Japan and India, as the third and the seventh largest economies respectively, recognized that having access to reliable, clean and economical energy is critical for their economic growth and in achieving this, both Ministers agreed on further strengthening of bilateral energy cooperation for energy development of both countries, while also contributing to worldwide energy security, energy access and climate change issues. Both India and Japan with a view to implement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the aegis of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) recognized the importance of development and deployment of next generation technologies including hydrogen to realize de-carbonization. Both India and Japan appreciated the relevance of the grid stability given the high penetration of variable renewable energy. Both countries agreed to initiate the discussion towards development of Electric Vehicles (EVs) by collaborating with ‘Policy dialogue on next generation/Zero emission vehicles’.
India-Japan Energy Dialogue Held in New Delhi
Minister of State(IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, R K Singh, and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Hiroshige Seko signed a joint statement .
