PM woos investors in renewable energy sector

Manas Dasgupta

Gandhinagar, January 10

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invited investors from the world over to invest in India in the field of renewable sources of energy and contribute in the humanitarian task of solving the problem of global warming.

Inaugurating the eighth edition of the “Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit” here this evening, Modi said the world was concerned over global warming mainly because for the past two centuries, the world had been exploiting the nature and now the time had come to sustain natural resources.

He said India had the potential to generate 175 gigawatts of energy from renewable sources which could go a long way in solving the problem of global warming and help protect the environment. His government, he said, was committed to promoting renewable sources of energy besides encouraging tourism that would largely contribute in India’s historic growth story started over two years ago.

A large number of foreign and Indian dignitaries, including representatives of 12 member countries, were present on the occasion. Among those present were the presidents of Kenya and Rwanda, PMs of Serbia and Portugal, Deputy PMs of Russia and Poland and ministers in the central cabinets of Canada, Australia, France, Denmark, Netherlands, Israel, Japan, the UAE and many others and CEOs of many MNCs.

Among the top industrialists from the country present were Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani and many others.