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Lok Sabha
The Minister of State for External Affairs, Shri Rao Inderjit Singh told the Lok Sabha today that India hopes to obtain transfer of technology, hold joint research projects and share best practices in energy sector with the countries of the European Union. The Energy Panel decided to set up three Working Groups in the areas of Clean Coal technologies, Energy Efficiency & renewable energies and Fusion energy to carry forward bilateral cooperation in energy sector.
The Minister added that the inaugural meeting of the India-EU Energy Panel was held in Brussels on 29 June 2005 in pursuance of the decisions of the 5th India-EU Summit - November 2004. The panel discussed the various possible strategies for development of secure and sustainable energy supplies.
The above information was given by the Minister in reply to a question by Shri Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi.
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