The Energy Forum (TEF) and the Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI), under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India, are organising a Hydrogen Roundtable titled “Hydrogen Economy- the Indian Dialogue-2021” in a virtual mode on 15th April, 2021.

The roundtable will discuss emerging hydrogen ecosystems and exploring opportunities for collaboration, cooperation and coalition. The Hydrogen Roundtable, the first of its kind, will comprise a high-level ministerial session, followed by five panel discussions by eminent policy makers, experts and industry leaders from different geographical regions of the world, with focus on policy roadmaps and mapping demand and supply of Hydrogen.

This high-level roundtable conference will be led by Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel, Government of India who will deliver the inaugural keynote. It will be followed by keynotes from Dr. Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, UAE; Angus Taylor, Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Australia; Dan Jorgensen, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, Denmark; and David M. Turk, Deputy Secretary of Energy, United States, who will present their insights on policy roadmaps, and demand and supply dynamics.

A separate session is devoted to India's Hydrogen Mission, which will feature a keynote speech from Dr. Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. The concluding session will be chaired by Tarun Kapoor, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

The Hydrogen Roundtable will have 25 panelists from15 countries, discussing the potential of Hydrogen from multiple sources and its relevance in national energy transitions. The Roundtable is expected to have around 3,000 participants around the globe.

The objective of the Hydrogen Roundtable is to understand the progress of the Hydrogen ecosystem across continents and contribute to creating synchrony among the think tanks, governments and the industry to join forces for developing innovative and sustainable technologies at attractive costs.