India Showcases Energy Security Push and Regional Cooperation at 20th East Asia Summit Energy Ministers’ Meeting in Manila

Key facts

• Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy Shripad Yesso Naik represented India at the 20th East Asia Summit (EAS) Energy Ministers’ Meeting held in Manila, Philippines on October 8, 2026.
• India welcomed the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation 2026–2030 and stressed cooperation under the ASEAN India Plan of Action 2026–2030, including the ASEAN Power Grid, multilateral power trade and clean energy.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced at the 22nd ASEAN India Summit in 2025 support for the ASEAN Power Grid initiative through training of 400 professionals on grid connectivity.
• India’s installed electricity generation capacity reached 558.8 GW as on September 30, 2026, including 308 GW of non-fossil capacity, accounting for 55% of total installed capacity.
• India achieved 50% of cumulative installed electricity generation capacity from non-fossil sources in June 2025, five years ahead of its 2030 NDC target.
• Under PM Surya Ghar, approximately 5.01 million rooftop solar installations benefiting 5.95 million households were completed as on September 29, 2026.
• India and Singapore are exploring a proposed 2,000 MW cross-border power interconnection, including a land-based transmission corridor of approximately 3,000 km connecting Imphal to Singapore through Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia.
• India called for greater institutional linkages between the ASEAN Centre for Energy and Indian institutions including NTPC, POWERGRID, CEA, NIWE, NISE and NPTI.
• India reaffirmed support for ASEAN’s efforts to operationalise the Enhanced Memorandum of Understanding on the ASEAN Power Grid and deepen multilateral power trade.