New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- In a keynote address at the India Energy Week Conference in Goa, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri emphasized the need for an orderly energy transition in India, balancing access to traditional fuels with a systematic shift towards cleaner energy sources.

Rejecting the vilification of fossil fuels, Puri stressed the importance of maintaining energy affordability while advancing sustainability goals.

According to S&P Global Commodity Insights, Puri highlighted the challenge of ensuring a smooth transition to renewable energy without compromising access to traditional fuel sources.

"The challenge is to make sure transition is done in an orderly manner so that we have access to traditional fuel and making predicta...