The 11th BRICS Energy Ministers’ Meeting took place on 25 June 2026 in Gurugram, Haryana, under India’s BRICS Chairship 2026 and concluded with a Joint Communiqué and new institutional launches on smart grids, energy storage and hydrogen value chains.
Key outcomes
- Date & venue: 25 June 2026, Gurugram, India; under India’s BRICS Chairship 2026.
- Joint Communiqué: Adopted; consensus on cooperation in energy security, sustainability, innovation and resilient infrastructure.
- Centre of Excellence: Launched BRICS Digital Centre of Excellence for Smart Grids and Energy Storage under the BRICS Energy Research Cooperation Platform (ERCP).
- Guiding Principles: Adopted BRICS Guiding Principles on Smart Grids and Energy Storage.
- Hydrogen report: Progress reported on the BRICS Joint Report on Hydrogen Value Chains 2026.
- ERCP ToR: Updated Terms of Reference for the ERCP endorsed to strengthen research and technical cooperation.
Technical focus areas
- Smart grids: Digitally enabled networks with two‑way power and information flows for distributed resources and resilience.
- Energy storage: Battery and alternative storage for temporal balancing, grid services and renewable integration.
- Hydrogen value chains: Encompasses production (green/blue), transport, storage, standards and end‑use applications.
- Other technologies: Carbon capture, biofuels, critical minerals and digitalisation for industrial energy systems.
India-specific data
- Installed capacity: Nearly 540 GW total power capacity as of 25 June 2026.
- Solar capacity: Over 154 GW solar capacity as of the same date.
- Global rank: Reported as the world’s third‑largest electricity producer and consumer.
IASPOINT Booster Facts
- ERCP: BRICS Energy Research Cooperation Platform — institutional mechanism for joint research, pilots and knowledge exchange.
- Centre role: Centre of Excellence to develop standards, pilot smart‑grid projects and coordinate storage R&D under ERCP.
- Prelims cues: Remember date, venue, ERCP, Centre of Excellence, Guiding Principles on Smart Grids & Energy Storage, and “Hydrogen Value Chains 2026”.