Prime Minister, Mark Phillips met with India’s Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, along with senior officials from the ministry yesterday in India.
A release from Phillips’ office said that discussions focused on continued collaboration in renewable energy—specifically in the areas of wind, solar, and hydro power.
During the meeting, Phillips and Joshi discussed India’s commitment to supporting renewable energy initiatives in the Caribbean. One of the initiatives includes providing solar power to a government building in Guyana, with plans to replicate the project across multiple Caribbean nations.
Both parties also expressed interest in renewing the expired Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on New and Renewable Energy, previously signed with Guyana’s Ministry of Public Works, the release said.
Phillips emphasised that Guyana values India as a key development partner across all sectors. Additionally, the Prime Minister, who was joined by Guyana’s High Commissioner to India, Dharamkumar Seeraj, acknowledged the success of the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme, which has significantly benefited various sectors in Guyana, including the rice industry.
The release said that Phillips is on a four-day official visit to India to participate in the 24th edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2025, hosted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
