印度与IEA签署全球能源安全及可持续发展MoU

    中国石化新闻网讯 据能源经济1月28日消息称，印度周三与国际能源署（IEA）签署了战略合作伙伴协议，以加强在全球能源安全、稳定和可持续性方面的合作。印度电力部的一份声明说，这种伙伴关系将导致广泛的知识交流，并将成为印度成为IEA正式成员的踏脚石。

    它说：“国际能源署成员与印度政府于2021年1月27日签署了战略伙伴关系框架，以加强相互信任与合作，并增强全球能源安全、稳定和可持续性。”

    印度电力部长Sanjiv Nandan Sahai和国际能源署执行主任Fatih Birol签署了这份谅解备忘录。

    它说：“战略伙伴关系的内容将由IEA成员与印度共同决定，包括逐步增加印度作为IEA战略伙伴的利益和责任，并在协会和清洁能源转型计划的现有工作领域基础上，如能源安全、清洁和可持续能源……印度以天然气为基础的经济扩张等。”

    IEA秘书处将负责在印度实施合作活动，并促进IEA成员与印度之间的讨论，以进一步发展战略伙伴关系。

    印度部门补充说，通过该协议，印度政府努力采取必要步骤，以鼓励和促进已确定地区在能源领域的战略和技术合作。

    曹海斌 摘译自 能源经济

    原文如下：

    India inks MoU with IEA for global energy security, sustainability

    India on Wednesday inked a strategic partnership agreement with the International Energy Agency (IEA) to strengthen cooperation in global energy security, stability and sustainability. This partnership will lead to an extensive exchange of knowledge and would be a stepping stone towards India becoming a full member of IEA, a power ministry statement said.

    "The Framework for Strategic Partnership between the IEA members and the Government of India was signed on 27th January, 2021 to strengthen mutual trust and cooperation & enhance global energy security, stability and sustainability," it said.

    The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Power Secretary Sanjiv Nandan Sahai and IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol.

    "The contents of the strategic partnership will be jointly decided by IEA members and India, including a phased increase in benefits and responsibilities for India as an IEA strategic partner, and building on existing areas of work within Association and the Clean Energy Transitions Programme, such as Energy Security, Clean & Sustainable Energy...Expansion of gas-based economy in India etc," it said.

    The IEA Secretariat will be responsible for implementation of the cooperative activities in India and for facilitating discussion between the IEA members and India to further develop the strategic partnership.

    Through this agreement, the Indian government endeavours to take necessary steps to encourage and promote strategic and technical cooperation in the energy sector in the identified areas, the ministry added.