Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi has underscored the importance of enhanced cooperation at bilateral, sub-regional and regional levels to ensure sustainable, affordable, reliable and modern energy to all as promised in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 

Bairagi made that remark while addressing the 15th Ministerial Meeting of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. He is leading the Nepali delegation to the meeting. 

Secretary Bairagi told the meet that Nepal’s hydropower if harnessed properly could meet not only the domestic power needs but also provide a reliable source of renewable energy for the entire region, calling on ACD countries to make investment in that sector in Nepal, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.   

He also invited ACD member states to participate in the Investment Summit scheduled on March 2 and 3 in Kathmandu and requested them to encourage their prospective investors to participate in it. 

The meeting convened by the UAE foreign minister will adopt the Abu Dhabi Declaration and ACD Energy Action Plan.