Visit of Shri Hardeep S. Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Housing and Urban Affairs to Milan, Italy, from 5th – 7th September 2022
by PIB Delhi
Shri Hardeep S. Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Housing and Urban Affairs, will lead an official and business delegation to Milan, Italy, from 5th – 7th September 2022, to attend the Gastech Milan-2022.
Gastech, the World’s largest gathering focused on LNG as an abated bridge fuel, will bring together leading Ministers and CEOs to discuss the evolving energy landscape; assess post-pandemic economic recovery, and navigate a route to a just energy transition.
During the visit, the Minister will participate in the select Ministerial Panel of the Opening Ceremony along with the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Egypt and the State Secretary of Energy of Portugal. He will also participate in Ministerial Panel discussions titled “Energy Security and Transition” and “A just energy transition for developing nations”.
Shri Puri will chair the “India Spotlight: Powering India’s energy industry – new avenues for a sustainable future” panel discussion.
Further, during the visit, the Minister will have bilateral meetings with his counterpart Ministers and with CEOs of global energy companies, who are attending the Gastech Milan-2022.
He will also inaugurate the Exhibition stalls of Indian energy companies which are being showcased at the Exhibition.
The visit will be an opportunity to highlight India’s economic growth story and the investment opportunities that exist in India across the entire energy value chain.
The Ministry’s flagship event, India Energy Week, scheduled from 5th-8th February 2023 in Bengaluru, will be launched by the Minister during this visit.
