Manohar Lal at G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial in KwaZulu-Natal backs Africa's Mission 300
At the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, reported on 11 October 2025, Power Minister Manohar Lal reaffirmed India's support for Africa's Mission 300 to electrify 300 million Africans by 2030.
Summary
Union Power and Housing & Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal led India's delegation at the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting (ETMM) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, under South Africa's G20 Presidency, PIB reported on 11 October 2025. He said India met its NDC target of 50% non-fossil fuel capacity in 2025, five years ahead of schedule, and highlighted 20% ethanol blending and India's leadership of the Global Biofuels Alliance, which now has 32 countries and 14 international organisations. He called for climate justice, climate finance and technology transfer under the Paris Agreement, reaffirmed India's support for Africa's Mission 300 to electrify 300 million Africans by 2030, and invited countries to Bharat Urja Manthan – A Global Energy Conclave in New Delhi in March 2026. He also met South Africa's Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa and Denmark's Climate, Energy and Utilities Minister Lars Aagaard Møller.
Key facts
- Meeting
- G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Indian lead
- Manohar Lal, Power Minister
- NDC
- 50% non-fossil capacity achieved in 2025, five years early
- Biofuels
- 20% ethanol blending; GBA — 32 countries, 14 organisations
- Mission 300
- Electrify 300 million Africans by 2030
- Invite
- Bharat Urja Manthan, New Delhi, March 2026
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Africa's 'Mission 300', which India backed at the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial in October 2025, aims to:
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Correct answer: A — Electrify 300 million Africans by 2030
PIB: Manohar Lal reaffirmed India's support for Africa's Mission 300 — an initiative to electrify 300 million Africans by 2030.
Consider the following statements made at the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting (October 2025): 1. The Global Biofuels Alliance now includes 32 countries and 14 international organisations. 2. Bharat Urja Manthan – A Global Energy Conclave is scheduled for March 2026 in New Delhi. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. PIB: Manohar Lal said the Global Biofuels Alliance now has 32 countries and 14 international organisations, and invited countries to Bharat Urja Manthan, scheduled for March 2026 in New Delhi.