The Centre held a productive talk with a United States delegation led by John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy. Union Minister for Power Manohar Lal represented India. In this Discussion power minister stressed India and US strong bilateral partnership, highlighting the shared commitment to a ‘clean’ energy future that fosters economic growth and development.

The union minister further said that the Ministry of Power is committed to strengthening this partnership.

Union Minister also said that India and US engagements under the ‘Power & Energy Efficiency Pillar’, which is led by the Ministry of Power under the Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP), are important to realise our goals to achieve energy transition. John Podesta, in his remarks, said that India is a valuable partner and both countries support each other in building resilient supply chains and investment-led partnership strategies.

The power Minister also said that India and the US can come together in areas like clean energy, energy storage systems and energy efficiency. He further stated that US can support India in enhancing its manufacturing capacity. Key areas of focus during the discussions included: Grid and Transmission Modernization, Enhancing Manufacturing Capacity, Energy Storage Systems and High-Efficiency Cooling Systems.