Overview

• India’s renewable energy minister Pralhad Joshi and Australia’s climate and energy minister Chris Bowen agreed to boost cooperation on clean energy, including manufacturing and technology sharing.
• The ministers unveiled the India–Australia Green Hydrogen Taskforce report, described as a foundation for joint work to scale hydrogen in hard-to-abate sectors.
• Bowen convened the first Renewable Energy Partnership Ministers Meeting and held talks with Power Minister Manohar Lal as part of broader bilateral energy dialogues.
• An Australia–India Rooftop Solar Training Academy at PDEU in Gandhinagar is expected to open within a month to train installers using Australian curriculum.
• Australia highlighted its rooftop solar experience and hydrogen investments, including the Hydrogen Headstart program and a 50 MW Orica electrolyser project, while India advances targets for 500 GW non-fossil power and 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030.