28-09-2021 | 15:37 PM
India-US Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP)
India and the US recently co-chaired a virtual Ministerial meeting and launched the revamped U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP).
Key Highlights
• In the meeting, both sides reviewed progress & major accomplishments and prioritized new areas for cooperation across several pillars.
• They also announced the addition of a fifth Pillar on Emerging Fuels as both the countries seek to promote clean energy fuels.
• On the occasion, a new India-US Task Force on Biofuels was also announced in order to build the scope of work on cooperation in the biofuels sector.
• They also announced renaming the Gas Task Force to India-US Low Emissions Gas Task Force. This task force will continue to forge collaboration between Indian and US companies on innovative projects to provide support to India’s vision of a gas-based economy.
About Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP)
• Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP) was launched in line with U.S.-India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 Partnership that was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden in April 2021 at the Leaders’ Summit on Climate.
• It organizes inter-governmental engagement on the basis of five pillars of cooperation: Power and Energy Efficiency, Responsible Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Growth and Emerging Fuels.
