India Energy Week 2026 to be held in Goa from 27–30 January

Exam-focused facts from the 2 February 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

India Energy Week (IEW) 2026 will be held in Goa from 27 to 30 January 2026.
The event is organised under the patronage of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and jointly hosted by the Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI) and dmg events.
Over 120 countries are expected to participate in IEW 2026.
The previous edition saw 68,000 attendees, 570 exhibitors and 5,400 conference delegates.
India is projected to account for more than 23 per cent of global incremental energy demand by 2050, according to the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2025.
IEW 2026 will showcase recent reforms under the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 2025 and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 2025.
Clean energy initiatives such as India’s ethanol blending programme, biofuels, green hydrogen and sustainable fuels will be major focus areas.