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Puri Urges Deeper India–Japan Energy Collaboration at Tokyo Industry Roundtable

India’s Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, engaged with top Japanese industry leaders in Tokyo, underscoring new avenues for strengthening India–Japan cooperation across the energy sector.

During the roundtable, discussions centred on how both Indo-Pacific economies can jointly advance secure, sustainable and future-ready energy systems. Puri highlighted that India’s rising energy needs, rapid infrastructure growth and reform-driven investment environment—combined with Japan’s technological capabilities—create a strong basis for long-term strategic partnership.

He recalled Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s August visit to Japan, during which the two nations adopted the India–Japan Joint Vision for the Next Decade. As part of this renewed commitment, Japan has set an ambitious target of JPY 10 trillion (USD 68 billion) in private investments into India, building on the earlier JPY 5 trillion goal for 2022–2026.

Puri noted that India is offering over USD 500 billion in investment opportunities across exploration and production, LNG, city gas distribution, hydrogen, shipping and other emerging fuels. With a skilled young workforce, transparent regulations and 100?I allowed in several energy segments, India remains an attractive and reliable investment destination for Japanese companies.

He also pointed out that India’s major public-sector oil and gas enterprises collectively reported USD 315 billion in revenues in FY 2024–25, accounting for nearly 8% of India’s GDP—demonstrating the country’s growing influence in the global energy sector.

Japan’s technological strengths, Puri said, hold particular relevance as India pursues a USD 72-billion expansion of natural gas infrastructure and works to integrate gas with future fuels, including hydrogen. This synergy, he added, opens doors for co-developing technologies and building resilient energy supply chains.

Referring to the transformative Maruti–Suzuki partnership, Puri stated that India and Japan are once again at a pivotal moment—this time in the energy sector—where enhanced collaboration can drive capability building, skill development and Indo-Pacific energy security.

He invited Japanese companies to engage more deeply with India’s evolving energy landscape and assured full support from the Government of India to strengthen cooperation across the entire value chain.