India and Romania are moving toward a more operational phase of cooperation in renewable energy, as the recent seminar and hybrid B2B forum organized by the Embassy of India in Bucharest, with support from FICCI, clearly signaled. The event brought together policymakers, financiers and companies from both countries to discuss how bilateral cooperation can support energy transition, industrial competitiveness and long-term energy security. In his opening remarks, Romania’s State Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Cristian Bușoi, reaffirmed Romania’s commitment to diversifying energy sources, advancing the energy transition and strengthening regional energy security. He also stressed that international partnerships, including with India, are essential for scaling up renewable deployment and supporting long-term sustainability objectives.
On the Indian side, Ambassador Dr. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra highlighted the strong momentum in bilateral relations and presented India as an increasingly important global actor in renewable energy. He emphasized India’s progress in solar, wind and green hydrogen, supported by ambitious national targets and active policy support, and encouraged Romanian stakeholders to pursue deeper engagement with Indian companies through joint ventures, technology partnerships and collaborative project development.
In the B2B segment supported by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry – FICCI, companies’ representatives highlighted four broad categories of interest: renewable-energy and storage firms, recycling and circular-economy companies, industrial and manufacturing investors, and agriculture- or fertilizer-related businesses. The strongest and most developed part of the conversation concerned energy. Indian representatives underlined interest in battery storage, wind and solar projects, and potentially green hydrogen. They present India not only as a source of technology, but also as a partner able to deliver affordability and implementation experience at scale, and battery storage stood out as one of the most promising areas for cooperation.
A particularly concrete topic raised in the discussion was lithium-ion battery recycling, with one project mentioned aiming at collecting batteries from across Europe and recovering valuable materials in Romania.
Among the Indian companies interested in the Romanian market there are Ocior Energy, TriNANO Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Shakti Group Companies, Suzlon Energy Limited, Case Group, InSolare Energy Ltd, Waste2Resources, TKIL Industries, Hinduja Renewables, and Aditya Birla Renewables Limited.