Access to energy should not be a privilege of the rich and the poor also should have equal right to energy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. In his remarks at a special session of the G7 summit in Germany, Mr. Modi said the clean energy sector has emerged as a major domain in India and developed economies should invest in this arena. The G7 summit was dominated by the Ukraine crisis but Mr. Modi referred to the ongoing war in Europe indirectly.
"All of you will also agree with this that energy access should not be the privilege of the rich only. A poor family also has the same rights on energy. And today, when energy costs are sky-high due to geopolitical tensions, it is more important to remember this thing," Mr. Modi said in his remarks at a session of the summit on "Investing in a better future: Climate, Energy, Health".
