20) US-India Strategic Energy Partnership (SEP)

Question 1

What is this about ?

Answer 1

This partnership was established in 2018 to build upon energy partnership and set the stage for meaningful engagements through robust Govt to Govt cooperation and industry engagement

Question 2

Pillars of this partnership ?

Answer 2

1) Power and Energy efficiency
2) Oil and Gas
3) Renewable Energy
4) Sustainable Growth

Question 3

Other important initiatives of India and USA related to energy efficiency ?

Answer 3

1) PACE – Partnership to Advance Clean Energy – Launched in 2009 to accelerate inclusive, low carbon growth by supporting research and development of clean energy technologies
2) Hydrogen Task Force – Public private initiative launched to help scale up technologies to produce hydrogen from renewable energy and fossil fuel sources
3) Solar Decathlon – India’s 1st ever Solar decathlon in 2021
4) RAISE – Joint initiative of USAID and EESL for healthy and energy efficient buildings
5) SAWIE platform – Launched by USAID with an aim to promote women’s empowerment and gender sensitization in energy sector in South Asia region