Pralhad Joshi Highlights India’s Renewable Energy Scale And Resilience In Davos

New Delhi, Jan 21 (KNN) Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi urged global investors to partner with India’s fast-growing clean energy sector, highlighting the country’s scale, resilience and policy stability, while speaking at the WEF Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. 

He said the key challenge in the energy transition is creating resilient, scalable and investment-ready infrastructure.
 
India’s Clean Energy Progress and Policy Framework
 
At the ‘Resilient Infrastructure for Growth’ session, the Minister underscored India’s ability to pair large-scale renewable deployment with system resilience. He noted that non-fossil fuel capacity has reached 267 GW as of December 2025 and the country is on track to meet its 2030 climate and energy goals.
 
Joshi said the gains are underpinned by strong policy support, domestic manufacturing, grid upgrades, energy storage and new initiatives in geothermal and nuclear power. He emphasised the need for patient capital, blended finance and closer cooperation among governments, investors and multilateral lenders to speed up a sustainable and inclusive global energy transition.
 
Sustainability at the Core of Economic Growth
 
In his keynote at the roundtable ‘Delivering Sustainability at Scale: Pathways for Global Transformation’, Joshi said sustainability is now central to economic growth and competitiveness. He said the key challenge of the decade is no longer whether to transition, but how to deliver sustainability rapidly, at scale, and in a way that strengthens economies.
 
Reaffirming India’s net-zero 2070 commitment, the Minister said the energy transition is guided by the principle of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, One Earth, One Family, One Future, and described sustainability as a strategic societal and economic transformation, not merely a technological shift.
 
Bilateral Engagements and Investor Outreach
 
On the WEF sidelines, Joshi held bilateral meetings to advance clean energy cooperation. He discussed solar, wind, green hydrogen and storage collaboration with Oman, including manufacturing, hydrogen hubs and port-linked projects under CEPA and global initiatives. He also met Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Prévot to reaffirm ties, and Kuwait’s energy minister to explore renewable investment opportunities in India.
 
Joshi met La Caisse President and CEO Charles Emond and COO Sarah Bouchard, urging the fund to expand long-term climate investments in India, aligned with its USD 400 billion climate commitment by 2030. In a separate meeting, Ingka Group CEO Juvencio Maeztu expressed interest in investing in India’s renewable energy sector, especially solar, wind and hybrid projects, with the Minister highlighting India’s stable, investor-friendly policy environment.
 
India as a Trusted Global Partner
 
Joshi, with Union and state ministers including Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu and Assam CM Sarma, inaugurated the India Pavilion at WEF 2026 and launched the Green Investment Handbook, ‘The India Story.’ The pavilion highlights India as a future-ready investment destination across manufacturing, infrastructure, renewable energy, technology, and innovation, in line with Viksit Bharat 2047.
 
In his concluding remarks, the Minister said that despite global slowdowns India has grown by building resilience, emerging as a trusted partner offering policy stability, reliable returns, and lasting opportunities for innovation and value creation.
 
(KNN Bureau)