India Energy Week 2026 Begins at Goa

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India Energy Week (IEW) 2026, the four-day international gathering which will bring together global energy ministers, industry leaders, policymakers, financial institutions, academia and technology providers, will begin on 27 January at ONGC ATI, Goa. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the event through inaugural video message.

IEW 2026 is expected to be the largest edition so far, with over 75,000 delegates, more than 600 exhibitors, including 180 international exhibitors, over 500 global speakers and 120+ conference sessions.

It is also notable that 17 Ministers and Deputy Ministers from countries including UAE, Canada, Netherlands, Oman, Brunei, Myanmar, Tanzania and others have confirmed their participation, along with international organisations such as the International Energy Forum, BIMSTEC and the Eurasian Economic Union are participating in the energy conclave.

Besides, exhibition will be organised across 11 thematic zones hosted by leading public sector undertakings, covering areas such as digitalisation and AI, hydrogen, renewable energy, petrochemicals, biofuels, LNG ecosystem, city gas distribution, Make in India and net-zero solutions, with new additions including a Nuclear Energy Zone and a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Zone.

IEW 2026 will be structured around 10 strategic themes reflecting global priorities and India’s evolving leadership role. The conference will feature four ministerial sessions, including the inaugural session bringing together energy ministers and senior policymakers, along with 47 leadership and spotlight panel discussions involving global industry leaders and experts. In addition, five Energy Talks will be held as one-on-one conversations with senior global energy leaders, focusing on technology, markets and sustainability.

The Pavilion will also host daily Energy Talks highlighting technology-led transformation and sustainability, while 11 country pavilions including Japan, the US, Germany, the UK, Netherlands, Norway, Canada, Russia and China will further strengthen international engagement. Shipbuilding contracts involving ONGC, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines of Japan and Samsung Heavy Industries of South Korea; a term contract between BPCL and Petrobras for supply of Brazilian crude oil; collaboration agreements between BPRL and Shell for global upstream opportunities; MoUs involving OIL, NRL and TotalEnergies for LNG sourcing; and a collaboration between NRL and TotalEnergies for setting up a 200 KTPA Sustainable Aviation Fuel project at Paradip, Odisha, are expected during the conclave.