Mobilizing Political Leadership
to Craft a Sustainable Energy Future
for South Asia

Who We Are

Shaping Tomorrow’s Energy, Together

The South Asian Regional Parliamentary Forum for Energy Cooperation is a collective of leading parliamentarians from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka for deepening regional energy integration and sustainable development in South Asia.

Mr Shakti Kumar Basnet, the Hon’ble Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Government of Nepal along with Mr Gopal Sigdel, Energy Secretary, meeting with Hon. MP from India, Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal, and Steering Committee member of SARPF and SARPF secretariat team.
Mr Shakti Kumar Basnet, the Hon’ble Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Government of Nepal along with Mr Gopal Sigdel, Energy Secretary, meeting with Hon. MP from India, Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal, and Steering Committee member of SARPF and SARPF secretariat team.
Mr. Bhupendra Yadav, Hon’ble Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, meeting with a delegation of South Asian Parliamentarians at CoP 27 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt on 8th November 2022.

Our Vision

The vision of the Regional Parliamentary Forum is to align the forum's activities with the vision of regional energy cooperation for an integrated, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable energy future in South Asia.

Our Mission

The mission of the SARPF is to mobilise political will to advance a just sustainable energy transition in South Asia through regional energy cooperation recognizing the shared developmental problems of energy security, accessibility, and affordability.

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Parliamentarians

Steering Committee Members

Meet the leaders guiding SARPF’s mission. Our Steering Committee comprises experienced parliamentarians and energy experts who provide strategic direction, foster regional collaboration, and ensure effective implementation of initiatives for a sustainable energy future in South Asia.

Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal

Member of Parliament, India

Deepak Bahadur Singh

Member of Parliament, Nepal

South Asia Regional Parliamentary Forum (SARPF) Inaugurated in Delhi

South Asia Regional Parliamentary…

The South Asia Regional Parliamentary Forum (SARPF) was inaugurated on 18 December 2024 in Delhi. The SARPF is a new initiative to bring…

South Asia Regional Parliamentary Forum (SARPF) steering committee delegation to COP29 meeting

South Asia Regional Parliamentary…

SARPF steering committee members and senior parliamentarians from India – Hon. MP, Dr Sanjay Jaiswal, Chairperson, Parliamentary Estimates Committee; Nepal – Hon. MP…

Participated at the launch event of the Climate Caucus Sri Lanka organized by South Asia Regional Parliamentary Forum (SARPF)

Participated at the launch…

Launch of Climate Caucus in Sri Lanka Parliament, organized by South Asia Regional Parliamentary Forum (SARPF) I shared the sustainable energy policy plans…