On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Karnataka to kick off “India Energy Week 2023” in Bengaluru. While there, he will introduce E20 fuel, a mixture of 20% ethanol and petrol, and dedicate the HAL helicopter factory in Tumakuru to the country.
During his visit, he will also lay the cornerstone for a number of development initiatives. In less than a month, Prime Minister Modi will have visited the election-bound state three times.
The PM had visited Hubballi on January 12 where he inaugurated a national youth festival and staged a massive roadshow, and later on January 19 was in Yadgiri and Kalaburagi districts where he sought to woo voters by showcasing development and social welfare programmes thereby giving the ruling BJP a launchpad in the run-up to the Assembly elections due by April-May.
The India Energy Week (IEW) 2023, which will be held in Bengaluru from February 6–8, will be officially launched by Prime Minister Modi. The event’s goal is to highlight India’s growing strength as a global leader in the energy transition.
An official statement stated that the gathering will bring together leaders from the traditional and non-traditional energy industries, governments, and academics to address the opportunities and difficulties that a responsible energy transition brings.
More than 30 ministries from around the world will attend, according to the press release, which also said that more than 30,000 attendees, 1,000 exhibitors, and 500 speakers will convene to talk about the potential and problems facing India’s energy future.
During the programme, Prime Minister Modi will participate in a roundtable interaction with global oil and gas CEOs. He will also launch multiple initiatives in the field of green energy.
In line with the ethanol blending roadmap, the Prime Minister will launch E20 fuel at 84 retail outlets of oil marketing companies in 11 states/UTs.
E20 is a blend of 20 per cent ethanol with petrol, the release said, adding the government aims to achieve a complete 20 per cent blending of ethanol by 2025, and oil marketing companies are setting up 2G-3G ethanol plants that will facilitate the progress.
Prime Minister Modi will also flag off the ‘Green Mobility Rally’, a rally which will witness participation of vehicles running on green energy sources, and it is expected to help create public awareness for green fuels.
The Prime Minister will also be launching the uniforms under ‘Unbottled’ initiative of Indian Oil. With a vision to phase out single-use plastic, Indian Oil has adopted uniforms for retail customer attendants and LPG delivery personnel made from recycled polyester (rPET) and cotton.
He will also launch the commercial roll-out of Indian Oil’s indoor solar cooking system and dedicate its twin-cooktop model. Prime Minister Modi will be in Tumakuru later today at 3.30 pm to dedicate the HAL helicopter factory to the country.
The Prime Minister also placed its cornerstone in 2016. It is a specialised greenfield helicopter facility that will expand production capabilities and the surrounding environment. The largest helicopter manufacturing plant in Asia, this facility will first produce Light Utility Helicopters (LUH).
Prime Minister Modi will lay the foundation stone of Tumakuru Industrial Township. Under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme, development of the industrial township spread across 8,484 acres in three phases in Tumakuru has been taken up as part of Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor.