Japan to help India cut power sector emissions, build infra

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the country's development aid agency, is working with India on a roadmap to reduce carbon emissions in the power sector, Saito Mitsunori, the chief representative of the agency's India Office said.

JICA is also in talks with the central and state governments to fund more projects to improve connectivity with Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan, Mitsunori said.

The Japanese agency, one of the largest bilateral funders for India, is financing large infrastructure and connectivity projects like the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project, Mumbai Trans Harbour Link Project, and road connectivity improvement projects in the North-east, apart from projects in water and sanitation, power, forestry, agriculture, health, education and sustainable development goals (SDGs).

"A decarbonization road map (for the power sector) will