Friday 22 June 2012

India and Japan join hands to intensify cooperation in energy efficiency

             India and Japan join hands to intensify cooperation in energy efficiency and conservation sector as well as environmental issues. It is quite a good move as Japan is one of the most developed countries of the world, so it will eventually helps India a lot in various areas.


            In the 5th meeting of the India-Japan Energy Dialogue in New Delhi, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yukio Edano stressed on the need to expand the process of consultation between the public and private sectors to strengthen the bilateral cooperation in the energy sector. India has various drawbacks in the energy sector, so experts are hoping that this move will be able to make the scenario much better.

             The two sides decided to consider the possibility of further cooperation in the establishment of statistics database in the sector concerned. The two sides also decided to closely cooperate in the development of infrastructure in the sector of electricity and energy such as deployment of highly efficient coal-fired power generation, pumped-storage power generation and power transmission systems.

             Japan also agreed to extend its help in India’s National Solar Mission in India. Both the sides will discuss the possibility of contribution by Japan’s ultra modern technologies and products.