Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan today addressed the Clean Energy Conclave at the Global Bio India 2021, organised by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), GOI.
Speaking on the occasion, he said that clean energy is going to play a large role in fueling the growth of the Indian economy to manage the ambitions and needs of our population.
The Minister said that India led by Prime Minister has taken the responsible path of sustainable development and energy transition for a clean and green future and the greatest common good for all.
“We are taking all efforts to shift towards a gas-based economy to increase the share of natural gas from the current 6% to 15% by 2030 by developing the nation-wide gas grid and other gas infrastructure, including city gas distribution and LNG regasification terminals. Additionally, we are promoting LNG as a fuel for 10% of long-haul heavy duty trucks and setting up of 1,000 LNG stations. There is also an increased push to adopt hydrogen fuel mix,” said Dharmendra Pradhan.
The Minister expressed great satisfaction that our country is moving towards universal access to clean cooking fuel. He congratulated all the innovators who are working in the space of clean energy and this innovation ecosystem and taking forward the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
