21 IORA countries adopt Delhi Declaration on Renewable Energy

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New Delhi : As many as 21 countries in the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) on October 4, 2018, adopted the Delhi Declaration on Renewable Energy in the Indian Ocean Region, post the 2^nd IORA Renewable Energy Ministerial Meeting held at the 2^nd Global Re-Invest India-ISA Partnership Renewable Energy Investor’s Meet & Expo at Greater Noida.

The Delhi Declaration on Renewable Energy in the Indian Ocean Region calls for collaboration among IORA member states in meeting the growing demand for renewable energy in the Indian Ocean littorals, development of a common renewable energy agenda for the Indian Ocean region and promote regional capacity building, according to a PIB release.

The declaration also calls for promotion of technology development and transfer, strengthening of public private partnerships in renewable energy and collaboration among IORA member states and the member nations of the International Solar Alliance (ISA). IORA member countries also resolved to collaborate with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

Minister of State (IC) Power and New & Renewable Energy, Government of India, R K Singh, Secretary General, Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), Dr Nomvuyo N Nokwe, Deputy Minister of Energy, Ministry of Energy, South Africa Thembisile Majola, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh, Md. Shahriar Alam, participated at the ministerial meeting. Ministerial representatives from Iran, Mauritius, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Yemen also spoke at the meeting.