CONTEXT:
PM inaugurates RE-Invest 2020.
MAIN POINTS:
- The 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo (RE-Invest 2020) is organised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
- The theme for RE-Invest 2020 is ‘Innovations for Sustainable Energy Transition’.
- The event is showcased as India’s biggest renewable energy event.
- The 3-day event includes conferences and exhibitions on renewables and future energy choices for manufacturers, developers, investors and innovators.
- RE-Invest 2020 (which will be a digitally-enabled global platform) aims to accelerate the worldwide effort to scale up the development and deployment of renewable energy and connect the global investment community with Indian energy stakeholders.
- The first such event was held in 2015 followed by a second one in 2018.
SOURCE: PIB