29th Energy Technology Meet opens in Goa with a National Hydrocarbon Technology Hub announced
27 October 2026
Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri opened the 29th Energy Technology Meet (ETM 2026) at the ONGC Advanced Training Institute in Goa on 27 October.
The Centre for High Technology (CHT) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas organised the three-day meet, with HPCL as co-host.
Its theme was 'Accelerating Energy Innovation: From Research to Commercialisation'.
The government said it will set up a National Hydrocarbon Technology Hub (NHTH) to steer oil and gas research under a new National Oil and Gas R&D Vision.
The NHTH will absorb the CHT and work to the motto 'One Vision, One Ecosystem'.
The meet also recalled GOBARdhan, the National Circular Bioenergy Scheme (₹23,731 crore), and Samudra Manthan, the National Offshore Exploration Scheme (₹84,084 crore).
Organisers called it the largest ETM so far, with over 2,500 delegates.
In plain words
NHTH National Hydrocarbon Technology Hub — The planned national platform to coordinate oil and gas research, absorbing the CHT.
CHT Centre for High Technology — The technical wing of the Petroleum Ministry that organises the ETM.
HPCL Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited — A public sector oil refining and marketing company.
CBG Compressed Biogas — Purified biogas from farm and organic waste, used as a fuel.