PM inaugurated India Energy Week today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka today. At around 11:30 AM, Mr Modi inaugurated India Energy Week (IEW) 2023 at Bengaluru.

Being held from 6th to 8th of this month, India EnergyWeek is aimed to showcase India's rising prowess as an energy transition powerhouse. 

The event  brought together leaders from the traditional and non-traditional energy industry, governments, and academia to discuss the challenges and opportunities that a responsible energy transition presents. 

Presence of more than 30 Ministers from across the world. Over 30,000 delegates, 1,000 exhibitors and 500 speakers will gather to discuss the challenges and opportunities of India's energy future.

During the programme, Prime Minister participated in a roundtable interaction with global oil & gas CEOs. He will also launch multiple initiatives in the field of green energy.

At around 3:30 PM, Mr Modi will dedicate to the nation the HAL helicopter factory at Tumakuru. 

Its foundation stone was also laid by the Prime Minister in 2016.

This helicopter factory is Asia’s largest helicopter manufacturing facility and will initially produce Light Utility Helicopters (LUH). LUH is an indigenously designed and developed 3-ton class, single-engine multipurpose utility helicopter with the unique feature of high manoeuvrability.

The factory will be expanded to manufacture other helicopters such as Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and Indian Multirole Helicopter (IMRH) as well as for repair and overhaul of LCH, LUH, Civil ALH and IMRH in the future. The factory also has the potential for exporting the Civil LUHs in future.

Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of Tumakuru Industrial Township. Under the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme, the development of the Industrial Township spread across 8484 acres in three phases in Tumakuru has been taken up as part of the Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor.