PM Modi says India’s energy future bright and secure

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the  India is the third-largest and the fastest-growing aviation market in the world in terms of domestic aviation. Addressing the India Energy Forum on Monday, he said that ndia’s energy plans aims to ensure energy justice and  this will be secured while fully following our global commitments for sustainable goals.The prime minister said India is one of the most active nations in furthering renewable source of energy. “With a smaller carbon footprint, our energy sector will be growth-centric, industry-friendly and environment-conscious.” He said, we had aimed to increase the renewable energy installed capacity by 175 Giga Watt  by 2022 and we have further extended this goal to 450 Giga Watt by 2030. 

PM Modi said,“In the last six years, over 11 million smart LED street lights were installed. This has enabled an estimated energy saving of 60 billion units per year. The estimated greenhouse gas emission reduction with this programme is over 4.5 crore tonnes of CO2 annually.” He said that  India to grow oil refining capacity to 450 million tonnes by 2025 from current 250 million tonnes. India is an important player in the global oil and gas sector being the 3rd largest consumer of crude oil and the 4th largest LNG importer. This was the 5th such event organized by NITI Aayog and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Around 45 CEOs of major Oil and Gas companies  attended the event.