India Signs Strategic Bahrain, Saudi Renewable Energy Co-Operation Agreement

India Signs Strategic Bahrain, Saudi Renewable Energy Co-Operation Agreement

The announcement was made at the virtual meeting of the Joint Working Group in the field of Renewable Energy. (Shutterstock) India and Bahrain have embarked on a programme for promoting bilateral co-operation in the field of renewable energy as part of its efforts to meet climate change goals. Both the sides agree to forge deeper ties in the field of solar, wind and clean hydrogen, reported Wam. The announcement was made at the virtual meeting of the Joint Working Group in the field of Renewable Energy which was attended by Dr Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza, President of Sustainable Energy Authority, who led the Bahraini delegation. The Indian delegation was led by Dinesh Dayanand Jagdale, Joint Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy at the meeting. Piyush Srivastava, Ambassador of India to Bahrain also took part. Dr Mirza said this builds on a MoU signed between India and Bahrain in July 2018 for promoting bilateral cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy. The ministry said it was "a very productive meeting, in which both sides underscored importance of renewable energy to meet climate change goals, and presented the initiatives taken, progress made and future targets set by their respective governments