BRICS group vows to take up joint research, tech projects

Visakhapatnam: The two-day BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Working Group meeting on Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency began here on Monday.

Delegates from the BRICS countries and Union and State government officials attended the meet. After welcoming the delegates, Additional Secretary BP Pandey said after the launch of the energy-efficient lighting programme by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the city of Visakhapatnam was among the first cities to initiate its effective role.

Representatives of five nations and officials from Central and State govts take part in BRICS working group meet

The government installed LED lights all over the city and taken enough steps to improve the efficiency. “In fact, Andhra Pradesh has always shown leadership in implementing most of the initiatives launched by the Union government,” Pandey said. The day-long meeting discussed the experiences and best practices among BRICS countries.

The BRICS group comprises developing countries where the energy demand is expected to be large when compared to the developed countries. Keeping this energy demand scenario of BRICS nations in view, the countries have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency.

The MOU intends to pursue their energy cooperation through joint research and technology projects, technology transfer, conferences, lectures and seminars. It also includes specific common projects, applicable methods and instruments of energy saving promotion and energy efficiency increase in the BRICS economies.

The working group meeting will conclude on Tuesday.