Refinery sector must balance energy security with net-zero push: industry experts at The Hindu Sustainability Summit

Refinery sector must balance energy security with net-zero push: industry experts at The Hindu Sustainability Summit

At a discussion about ‘Fossils to Net Zero: Transforming India’s Refinery and Energy Landscape’, the panel touched on renewable energy, geopolitical disruptions on crude supplies, and the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme

India's refinery sector must balance energy security with net-zero goals

India's refinery sector faces a critical tension between maintaining immediate energy security and meeting net-zero emission targets, according to industry experts at The Hindu Sustainability Summit in Chennai. The primary challenge lies in decarbonising heavy industry without triggering supply disruptions or compromising national energy stability. Panellists at the 'Fossils to Net Zero' session argued that while renewable energy is gaining grou…