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The first BIMSTEC Energy Ministers’ Conference is being held in New Delhi on Tuesday. It will be preceded by a senior energy officers meeting tomorrow. All the BIMSTEC member countries have confirmed that the high level delegation of their countries will participate in the meeting. BIMSTEC is a sub-regional economic cooperation grouping which was formed in Bangkok in June 1997 and includes among its members Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal Sri Lanka and Thailand.
BIMSTEC is an acronym for “Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation”. The chairmanship of BIMSTEC rotates among the member countries. Thailand is the present chairman.
It may be recalled that Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had offered to host the first ministerial conference on energy co-operation in New Delhi when he attended the first BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok last year.
The energy ministers meeting assumes significant in view of the agreement at the Bangkok summit to promote sustainable and optimal energy utilization through development of new hydro carbon and hydro gas potentials, inter connection of electricity & natural gas grids and renewable energy technologies.
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