Senior officials from BIMSTEC countries pose for photo before 4th BIMSTEC meeting.
The fourth senior officials’ meeting of the BIMSTEC was held at the Hotel Shwe Pyi Taw in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning with an opening address by Union Minister for Electric Power and Energy U Pe Zin Tun.
Representatives of member countries discussed promotion of energy sufficiency among member countries, bridging the gap between energy need and generation in the member countries, the use of renewable energy and connecting the national grids in member countries and the MoU on establishing the BIMSTEC Grid and the Energy
Centre.
Delegates of Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal and officials of the BIMSTEC, which stands for Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation,attended the meeting, which lasts until 12 January.