Osmani, currently on a visit to India, is accompanied by a business delegation from Afghanistan which is looking forward for "business match-making with Indian investors in the area of renewables".
The Minister was speaking at the India-Afghanistan Renewable Energy Summit organised by FICCI in collaboration with the Afghanistan Ministry of Energy and Water and Afghanistan Renewable Energy Union (AREU), the Indian Embassy in Kabul and USAID, Afghanistan.
"Energy security is a necessity for regional stability and to ensure economic and social growth of an economy. With industrialisation and development, environment was under pressure, hence there is a need to utilise renewables to produce energy which will eventually fuel the industry," Osmani said.
Emphasising the importance of India-Afghanistan relationship, Osmani said that he wishes the name of Salma Dam is rechristened to 'Afghan-India Friendship Dam' to mark the special relationship between the two nations.
"This can be achieved only when Afghanistan, instead of importing its energy requirements from neighbouring countries, is able to bring technology for energy generation to the country. In this endeavour, Afghanistan looks to India for its continued support," he added.