Bhubaneswar: 4 Dec2025 ( Pratyusha Bureau )The Government of Odisha is convening global and national energyleaders in Puri for the Global Energy Leaders’ Summit (GELS) 2025, from 5-7 December 2025. Thesummit is designed along the annual global COP that provides high-level platform for qualityengagement amongst leaders. GELS will play a significant role in shaping India’s long-term energyfuture, the Summit will bring together representatives from Union Government about 15 IndianStates and more than 30 national and international experts on energy.The theme for GELS 2025 is “Powering India: Sufficiency, Balance, Innovation”. It reflects India’spriorities for its energy future. “Sufficiency” relates to ensuring adequate and affordable power forall citizens and industries; “Balance” is about harmonising ecological and environment needs witheconomic activities; and “Innovation” spans technological breakthroughs, financial instruments, andpolicy reform that will be critical for navigating the challenges of a rapidly evolving global energylandscape.The GELS platform is unique as it also provides different states to share the learnings of power sectorand also deliberate on the challenges that they face. The sessions will also provide an opportunity forthe Energy Leaders to interface with subject experts on technical and futuristic topics such as tradingof power, energy storage, nuclear power generation, data sharing, use of Al grid security etc.Deputy Chief Minister, Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, emphasised Odisha’s commitment to energyleadership in this moment of rapid global change. He stated that GELS 2025 will be “a COP for India’senergy sector,” offering a platform where States can exchange successful models, adopt innovation-driven strategies, and strengthen both cooperative and competitive federalism. He added that”Odisha is proud to host a summit that brings leading voices together to support India’s journey tosecure, sustainable, and future-ready energy systems.”Principal Secretary, Energy Department, Shri Vishal Kumar Dev, who is leading the Summit,underscored that Odisha is fully geared up to host this landmark Summit. He noted that “the comingdecade of India’s energy reform will be defined not only by increasing capacity but by strengtheninginstitutions, improving coordination, and building collaboration between States. Odisha was the firststate in India to reform its power sector reforms in 1990s; by hosting the inaugural GELS 2025 thelegacy continues”.The Summit will host a distinguished lineup of global and national leaders, bringing unparalleleddepth and diversity to discussions on the future of energy. Key speakers include Ms. Lena Backer,Chairwoman of the India-EU Trade Council and former Enforcement Director, Government ofSweden; Ms. Gauri Singh, Deputy Director-General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA);Mr. Pierre Noël, Senior Energy Adviser, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change; Dr. Praveer Sinha, CEO,Tata Power; Prof. Anoop Singh, Head of the Centre for Energy Regulation (CER) and Energy AnalyticsLab, IIT Kanpur; Ms. Vibhuti Garg, Director – South Asia, Institute for Energy Economics and Others.
