The International Relations (IR) Division of the
Ministry has been engaging with DEA, MEA, Missions of India abroad,
Embassies of other countries, multilateral international organizations
etc. for cooperation in the field of New & Renewable Energy.
Over the years, Ministry has taken several initiatives
to promote New & Renewable Energy by signing Memoranda of Understanding
(MoUs) / Implementation Agreements (IAs) / Supplementary Agreements (SAs) /
Letter of Intent (LoI) etc. Ministry also convened Bilateral / Multilateral /
Joint Working Group (JWG) Meetings through physical and Video Conference modes.
The Delegations were led at the level of Hon’ble Minister and senior officers
of the Ministry for the purpose of these Bilateral / Multilateral / JWG
meetings, signing of MoUs etc.
In addition, India has been collaborating under
various multilateral / trilateral cooperation frameworks like South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Association of South-East Asian
Nations (ASEAN), Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS),
India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) etc.
The Ministry also engages with various international /
multinational funding agencies, like World Bank, New Development Bank, KfW,
African Development Bank (AfDB), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),
Asian Development Bank (ADB), United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO), GIZ and Global Environment Facility (GEF), who are
providing project based assistance for renewable energy projects in India.