India and Qatar have agreed to set up a taskforce on energy to identify specific projects in India's energy sector for Qatari investments.

Both the Ministers have agreed to set up a Task Force on Energy to be represented by Vice-President of Qatar Petroleum and a senior officer from the Petroleum Ministry to identify specific projects in India’s energy sector for Qatari investments.  

The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan held a telecall with Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Affairs and President & CEO Qatar Petroleum on promoting Qatari investments in the entire energy value chain in India. This was a follow-up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s discussion with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamin bin Hamad Al-Thani on 8th December, 2020.

Pradhan reiterated Qatar’s role as a reliable supplier of LNG and LPG. Both sides have agreed to further strengthen cooperation in the energy sector and move beyond the buyer-seller relationship to a comprehensive one, including two-way investments.