The 2nd edition of the Global Renewable Energy Investors Meet and Expo (RE-INVEST 2017) will be held from 7 to 9 December 2017 at the India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, & National Capital Region of Delhi. The Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi, is likely to inaugurate the event. RE-INVEST has been envisioned as a global event where strategies for development and deployment of renewable energy will be deliberated upon.
France will be the Partner Country and FICCI, the industry partner for the event. A curtain raiser ceremony for the Global RE-INVEST 2017 was organized by Ministry of New & Renewable Energy today at New Delhi.
Mr. R K Singh, Minister of State (IC) for Power& New Renewable Energy; Mr. RuatekiTekaiara, Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Development, Republic of Kiribati; Mr. Alexandre Ziegler, Ambassador of France to India; Mr. Anand Kumar, Secretary, MNRE; Mr. Upendra Tripathy, Interim Director General, ISA; Mr. Praveen Kumar, Additional Secretary, MNRE and Mr. B P Yadav, Joint Secretary, MNRE were present on the dais.
Speaking at the curtain raiser, Mr. R K Singh, Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Govt. of India said that energy consumption in India will quadruple in the coming times but in a sustainable manner. He further urged the other nations of the world to follow the same path. He mentioned that Investments in renewable energy are not a worry for India and the intent is to put in place policies for boosting domestic manufacturing.