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New Delhi : The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will host a programme on Renewable Energy namely “New Frontiers” as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. The programme will be held from February 16 to February 18, 2022.
As part of the programme, the Ministry will conduct a physical event on the topic “India’s Leadership in Energy Transition” at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on February 16, 2022. Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy R K Singh and Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Bhagwant Khuba will deliver special address.
A video on “Citizen-Centric Energy Transition – The India Story”, including the highlights of Energy Compacts will be played. A conversation with the Union Minister for Power and MNRE R K Singh will be held thereafter along with a Q&A session with students and think tanks. Industry Leaders who have submitted their Energy Compacts (EC) will be felicitated by the Minister & Minister of State. The launch of the Energy Compacts (EC) booklet is also part of the felicitation programme, according to a PIB release.
The Ministry will organise three webinars on February 17,2022, namely, “Women in RE- Call for Action”, “Role of ISA in Energy Transition”, and “Role of clean-tech start-ups and climate entrepreneur in providing clean and affordable energy”.
On February 18, 2022, the final day of the programme, a brainstorming meeting on “Roadmap to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2070” will be organised on a virtual platform. It will begin with a welcome address and setting the context by Director General of FICCI, followed by a Keynote Address by Minister for Power and NRE. A brainstorming session will be conducted involving the MNRE, MOP, MOEFCC, Indian Railways, Principal Secretaries from leading renewable energy States, Public Sector Enterprises (BEE, NTPC, SECI, PGCIL, etc.), Industry and other stakeholders (CEA, CERC, SERC, etc.) to understand key issues in respect of achieving the net zero goal and pathways for energy transition.