For IEW24 Click Here. Bangluru. The three-day long IEW23 organized by FIPI concluded today with the farewell speech by Shri Hardev Singh Puri, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas. In his farewell address, the Union Minister while addressing all the attending delegates said, Congratulating the participants in the IEW 2023 for making it a resounding success, the Minister said that being the first major event under India’s G20 Presidency, it provided a dynamic unique opportunity for India to bring together all the international stakeholders, domestic as well as international, on a common platform to facilitate Growth, Collaboration and Transition to make a sustainable, be a part of transformative and prosperous future for all.
The Minister said that India utilized the IEW opportunity to showcase various initiatives taken by Government of India in the energy domain to ensure energy security of its 1.4 Billion citizens while also conforming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge at COP26 to cut India’s emissions to achieve Net-Zero by 2070.
He also talked about various agreements and Memorandums of Understanding signed on the side-lines of India Energy Week leading to further strengthening of collaborations and partnerships in energy sector. Some of the major MoUs/agreements signed during the IEW are:
MoU between Directorate General of Hydrocarbon, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG) and University of Houston, Texas, USA signed as a step forward in strengthening a strategic partnership between India and the United States for establishing a data center with University of Houston.
Statement of Intent (SoI) between Petroleum Planning and Analysis cell (PPAC) and International Energy Agency (IEA) to strengthen cooperation in the field of data and research in the energy sector to enhance global energy security