Washington, Sep 13 (PTI) Power Minister Manohar Lal arrived in Houston on Sunday to attend the G20 Energy Ministers’ meeting, being held at a time when crude supplies across the world are under considerable strain due to wars in Iran and Ukraine.
India’s Consul General in Houston C Manjunath received the Power Minister at the airport.
The G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy Abundance, which will be held from Monday to Wednesday, will be attended by US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and White House official Jarrod Agen.
The meeting, under the US G20 Presidency, will bring together energy ministers and senior representatives from G20 members to deliberate on key issues concerning global energy security, affordability, infrastructure development and resilient energy supply chains, the power ministry said.
Lal will participate in ministerial sessions under three key pillars: “Energy Security and Affordable Baseload,” “Permitting and Regulatory Efficiency,” and “Critical Minerals & Resilient Supply Chains”.
The discussions will focus on strengthening energy security and affordability, facilitating timely development of energy infrastructure through efficient regulatory frameworks, and building secure, resilient and diversified critical-mineral supply chains, the ministry said.
During the meeting, Lal will highlight India’s approach to building a resilient and future-ready energy system capable of meeting its rapidly growing energy needs.
He will also share India’s experience in enhancing permitting and regulatory efficiency through institutional and policy reforms, and highlight the focus on diversification, circularity, and strengthening the entire value chain of critical minerals. PTI SKU SCY SCY SCY
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