Power Minister Manohar Lal stresses on importance of climate finance

<p>The minister reaffirmed India's support for Africa's Mission 300, an initiative to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030.</p> — The minister reaffirmed India's support for Africa's Mission 300, an initiative to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030.

Power minister Manohar Lal on Saturday called for climate justice, stressing the importance of climate finance and technology transfer commitments under the Paris Agreement at the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting hosted in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Lal emphasised that energy security remains one of the most pressing global challenges particularly for the Global South, calling for strengthened G20 cooperation.

India's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) target of 50 per cent non-fossil fuel capacity was achieved five years ahead of schedule in 2025 itself, he said.

Lal also outlined India's ambitious clean energy goals, of establishing itself as a global hub for green hydrogen production and achieving 100 GW of nuclear power capacity by 2047.

The minister reaffirmed India's support for Africa's Mission 300, an initiative to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030.