Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Puri, has emphasised India’s strong partnership with OPEC, discussing ways to ensure that oil markets remain balanced to ensure smooth global transition into green and alternative energies. He also felt that both have a symbiotic relationship. Puri met OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al-Ghais at the 9th OPEC International Seminar in Vienna.
“We discussed India’s strong partnership with OPEC and ways to ensure that oil markets remain balanced and predictable to ensure smooth global transition into green and alternative energies particularly in the light of recent geopolitical challenges,” said Union Minister in a post on X social media platform.
India, as world’s third largest importer of oil, and OPEC, the grouping of major oil producers, have a unique and symbiotic relationship, he mentioned. During his address at the event, Puri said even as India’s efforts to achieve energy security continue to gain momentum, “we continue to implement programs to fulfil energy needs of our citizens”.
“More than 103 million LPG connections have been provided to women from economically weaker households as a part of Prime Minister’s visionary Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) which is the world’s largest clean cooking programme,” he told the gathering. This has improved both energy access and public health outcomes.
