Guyana joins India, other countries to launch biofuels alliance

India’s Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri (second from right) with representatives of other countries.

Nineteen countries have joined India as initiating members of the “Global Biofuels Alliance”, as New Delhi’s bid to bolster biofuels as a low-carbon pathway received backing from within and beyond the G20 group of countries.

A release from the Indian High Commission here yesterday said that on the sidelines of the Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting, a standalone event on Consultations and Recommendations for the Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) was organized on 22nd July 2023 in Goa, India.

The release said that nineteen countries signalled their interest in being the initiating members of the alliance with fifteen countries and nine international organizations attending the event.