BRICS 2026: India’s ‘Energy for All’ push to focus on affordability, security
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Source: Moneycontrol | Original Published At: 2026-09-12 05:04:44 UTC
Key Points
- The two-day BRICS Summit in New Delhi is expected to advance India's 'Energy for All' agenda, prioritizing energy security, sustainability, access, equity, technology, and innovation.
- India will seek BRICS cooperation on climate finance, clean-energy technologies, energy storage, green hydrogen, smart grids, digitalization, artificial intelligence, biofuels, and carbon-capture technologies.
- The BRICS Energy Track includes critical minerals and supply-chain resilience, with India pushing for diversification, technology sharing, and value addition in resource-rich developing economies.
- India has launched a BRICS Digital Centre of Excellence for Smart Grids and Energy Storage during its chairship.
- India's environment track emphasizes sustainable lifestyles, afforestation, forest-fire management, disaster resilience, circular economy, and community-led climate adaptation.
- India is framing its BRICS energy agenda around national circumstances, arguing that developing countries need adequate time, resources, policy space, and financing to pursue sustainable development.