SF Prep Notes

India–Japan Ministerial Energy Dialogue held by video conference

Power Minister Manohar Lal and Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto Yoji co-chaired the Ministerial-level India–Japan Energy Dialogue by video conference on 25 August 2025.

Summary

Power Minister Manohar Lal and Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto Yoji co-chaired the Ministerial-level India–Japan Energy Dialogue through video conferencing on 25 August 2025, under the Japan–India Clean Energy Partnership. The Ministries of Power, New and Renewable Energy, Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Coal presented progress under their Joint Working Groups. The ministers welcomed progress in energy efficiency, clean hydrogen, ammonia and renewable energy, and agreed to expand cooperation on carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), green chemicals, biofuels and advanced energy technologies.

Key facts

Date / format
25 Aug 2025, video conference
Co-chairs
Manohar Lal (India); Muto Yoji, METI (Japan)
Framework
Japan–India Clean Energy Partnership
Progress noted
Energy efficiency, clean hydrogen, ammonia, renewables
New areas
CCUS, green chemicals, biofuels, advanced technologies

Practice MCQs 1 questions

Q1 Advanced

The Ministerial-level India–Japan Energy Dialogue of 25 August 2025 was co-chaired on the Japanese side by the Minister of which ministry?

Show answer

Correct answer: B — Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

The dialogue was co-chaired by Power Minister Manohar Lal and Mr Muto Yoji, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan.

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