mumbai foreign interest especially that of us in helping india in technology transition such as small modular reactors for nuclear power creation of large battery storage for renewable energy generation targets set for 2030 creating statewise landpool identification to set up solar power plants and taking immediate steps to encourage green hydrogen biofuel and offshore wind turbines were some of the main highlights of the third threeday energy transition meeting that concluded in mumbai on wednesday as part of the g20 summitthe meeting witnessed participation of over 100 delegates from g20 member countries special invitee countries and international organisations such as world bank asian development bank adb world economic forum united nations development program undp clean energy ministerial cem international energy agency iea organisation of the petroleum exporting countries opec economic research institute for asean and east asia eria international solar alliance isa international renewable energy agency irena sustainable energy for all seforall united nations economic and social commission for asia and the pacific unescap united nations international development organization unido and united nations environment program unepthe us delegation supported the technology transfer but it is always on a voluntary mutually agreed basis you cannot have a general thing there are details being worked out so whatever is mutually agreed my sense is the us side is very keen to collaborate with india in the area of technology including nuclear technology said union power secretary alok kumar who chaired the meeting when asked about the small modular reactors smrs it may be recalled that indias g20 sherpa amitabh kant on tuesday had called for an unfettered access to nuclear technology from the us to build small modular reactors smr in the country he had also said the private sector needed to be allowed into the atomic energy sector to take advantage of the more efficient smrs india also needs to work with the us so that it is provided unfettered access to cutting edge technology by granting general authorisation to india kant had said addressing a session at the energy transition working group of g20 meeting advantages of smrs lie in the speed of installation and cost savings enhanced safety flexibility of installation base load power in support of renewables and better waste managementwe should create an ability to coproduce smrs in the us and india and further bring down their costs kant had added pointing out that the initiative could be a winwin situation for both countries and will radically reduce time cost overruns and the capex it can be noted that india has struggled on the nuclear energy expansion front with big plants like the one at jaitapur being built with french cooperation yet to take off kant has also said that state discoms should also build such plants of up to 300 mw capacity with help of the private sectorunion secretary for renewable energy bhupinder singh bhilla said the central electricity authority has given an estimate that india would need about 200 gw hours of battery storage