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India ready to move to clean and affordable fuel: Dharmendra Pradhan

Pradhan said the country's energy sector is attractive for foreign investors

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Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Shine Jacob New Delhi
Even as the Centre makes an aggressive push for electric vehicles, Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the country is ready to switch to clean and affordable fuels. The minister said that with gas distribution in cities gathering momentum, investments to the tune of $75 billion are expected in the space over the next 8 years.

Addressing a Bloomberg summit in Delhi, Pradhan said India would promote EVs, but it would be through a “holistic and integrated” approach and all forms of transport, which are clean and affordable, would be considered in the energy policy. On Friday, a