India to supply LED Bulbs worth Rs 1.34 crore to Vanuatu

Union Minister of State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal on Wednesday led a thirteen-member Indian delegation to Republic of Vanuatu.

During this visit, the Power Minister held meetings with H.E. Mr. Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas, Prime Minister of Republic of Vanuatu and H.E. Mr. Bruno Leingkone Tau, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and discussed India-Vanuatu bilateral relations.

Shri Piyush Goyal and H.E. Mr. Bruno Leingkone Tau signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Establishing India-Vanuatu Centre of Excellence in IT (CEIT).

During the visit, Shri Goyal handed over a cheque of US$ 1,90,000 to H.E. Mr. Bruno Leingkone Tau as an assistance for providing ICT equipment to 76 schools of Vanuatu under India’s annual grant.

Further, Shri Goyal announced that LED bulbs and other Energy Efficient equipment worth US$ 2,00,000 will be supplied from India to Vanuatu.