Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asserted that his Government is committed to doing more for the energy sector with focus on expanding infrastructure and access to it in eastern India. He told the CEOs of top global and Indian companies here that India wants to move towards a cleaner, fuel-efficient economy so that all sections, especially the poor, benefit from it.
“The Prime Minister said that the status of the energy sector in India is highly uneven. He welcomed the suggestion made for a comprehensive energy policy,” according to a PMO statement. In this context, he stressed on the need to develop energy infrastructure and access to energy in eastern India. “Issues such as the need for a unified energy policy, contract frameworks and arrangements, encouragement for biofuels were discussed on Monday,” Modi tweeted tonight about the meeting.
“We are committed to doing more for the energy, oil & gas sector. I emphasised on expanding energy infra & access to energy in eastern India,” he said in another tweet.
“India wants to move to a cleaner, fuel efficient economy & wants benefits from the sector to help all sections, especially the poor," the Prime Minister added.
Top CEOs and officials from Rosneft, BP, Reliance, Saudi Aramco, Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Vedanta, Wood MacKenzie, IHS Markit, Schlumberger, Halliburton, Xcoal, ONGC, IndianOil, GAIl, Petronet lNG, Oil India, HPCl, Delonex Energy, NIPFP, International Gas Union, the World Bank, and International Energy Agency, were present at the meeting.