The 10th meeting of the India-EU Energy Panel was held on 21st November in Brussels. It was co-chaired by Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, Tanmaya Lal and Director-General for Energy, European Commission, Ditte Juul Jørgensen. The meeting was also attended by representatives of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Ministry of Power from the Indian side and Directorate General for Energy and Directorate General for Climate Action, European Commission from the EU side.
External Affairs Ministry said in a statement that the Energy Panel focussed on the energy transition priorities of the two sides and took stock of the achievements of the 2nd Phase of the India-EU Clean Energy and Climate Partnership 2021-2024. The two sides undertook and completed joint initiatives involving technical cooperation in 51 activities divided into nine sectors.
The two sides have also charted out the framework for green hydrogen cooperation, which includes cooperation on green hydrogen policies of India and the EU. EU and EU Member States participated in the International Conference on Green Hydrogen 2024 in India, while India joined as an exclusive country partner of European Hydrogen Week 2024. India and the EU also entered into long term research commitments to jointly support research in clean energy projects as part of the India-EU Trade and Technology Council Working Group on Clean and Green Technologies, which was established in January last year.
