Shri Shripad Naik met with the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) to review ongoing collaboration in the power sector, covering a wide range of areas including energy security, carbon markets, and nuclear energy.
On 24 September 2026, Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shri Shripad Naik, hosted a bilateral meeting with the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) in New Delhi. The meeting aimed to review and strengthen ongoing cooperation between India and the European Union in the power sector.
During the discussions, topics such as energy security, power sector transformation, low-carbon development, nuclear energy, carbon markets, and the development of new technologies were addressed. Both parties exchanged views on existing initiatives and explored potential for increased collaboration, building upon the progress made in the India-EU Free Trade Agreement.
Shri Naik emphasized India's efforts to establish a robust, dependable, and future-proof energy system, highlighting achievements in expanding non-fossil fuel capacity, advancing NDC commitments, enhancing transmission and distribution infrastructure, implementing energy storage and smart-grid solutions, promoting nuclear energy, energy efficiency, and green hydrogen.
Both sides also discussed opportunities for enhanced cooperation in emerging areas, including long-duration energy storage, digital power-system technologies, green hydrogen, carbon capture, utilization and storage, and nuclear technologies, including Small Modular Reactors. They also exchanged perspectives on carbon markets and the evolving carbon-pricing landscape, including Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
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