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Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2017-03-28
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Electricity Grid Interconnection for the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation of the (BIMSTEC) Member States
- The proposal made by Hon. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, the Minister of Power and Renewable Energy to sign the Memorandum of Understanding for establishment of the Grid Interconnection for the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation of (BIMSTEC) Member States, recognizing the need of strengthening economic, commercial and technical cooperation in the region on energy cooperation programmes for the implementation of transmission interconnections for the trade in electricity, with a view to promoting a logical and maximum power transition in BIMSTEC states, was approved by the Cabinet.