India and the European Union are deepening cooperation on power sector transformation. In late September, India's Power Minister Shripad Naik met a delegation from the European Parliament's ITRE committee in New Delhi. The agenda included energy security, long duration storage, green hydrogen, nuclear technologies like small modular reactors, and carbon markets. Both sides also exchanged views on CBAM and carbon pricing frameworks, with the meeting framed as part of wider India-EU momentum that includes the ongoing free trade agreement talks. For anyone tracking clean energy policy, the notable shift is that storage, hydrogen, and carbon market design are now central to bilateral discussions rather than side topics. The open question is whether these talks lead to joint projects, investment commitments, or clearer rules on how Indian carbon credits interact with CBAM. The article is a useful scene setter, though it does not include specific targets, funding amounts, or timelines.
