It is imperative that energy cooperation is a key point of agenda during the visit of French president Emanuel Macron, who has been invited at the chief guest of the State for the 75th Republic Day celebrations. Both countries are large energy importers and have a shared interest in stable energy prices and decarbonisation. France is a leader in nuclear power and a pioneer in green hydrogen, technologies that India needs. India offers a large and growing market which can help bring down the cost of these technologies and mainstream them. Both have past and ongoing commercial collaborations in petroleum and renewable energy.
