Key: Taneja suggested that India should reach a stage where it only has to import 40% of its energy requirement
As the Indian energy sector grows
rapidly, the country needs around 30,000 managers to handle the entities
engaged in this sector, said Narendra Taneja, advisor on energy issues to
government of India.
Speaking at the International
Conference on Energy and Infrastructure Management at the Pandit Deendayal
Petroleum University in Gandhinagar, Taneja said, "The world is looking to
India as a revolutionary country and so many things are going on in this sector
and we need about 30,000 skilled managers to manage it, current availability is
negligible." Taneja suggested that for skilled managers, the country needs
an Indian Energy Service just like Indian Administrative Service.
Energy sector, especially in
renewable energy, has seen huge developments during past two years and the
story will continue in the future, he said.
The size of the Indian energy
sector is around $500 billion and the country imports 80% of its crude oil requirement.
Taneja suggested that India should reach a stage where it only has to import
40% of its energy requirement.
"To make the country
independent from crude oil imports, Indian companies should buy equity shares
in oil producing companies globally. To make India an economic super power, we
have to assure our growth in energy sector," he added.
Raymond E Vickery Junior, Indo-US
relationship advisor, said, "Best time for India is yet to come and the
country has to gear up its activity in energy sector as energy is an important
aspect of economic growth."
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