Establishment Of ECP

The U.S. India Energy Cooperation Program (ECP) is a bilateral initiative that was launched during the U.S. Presidential visit to India in November 2010. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between the U.S. Trade and Development agency (USTDA), U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), and the Planning Commission and Energy sector ministries of the Republic of India, on November 8, 2010 - with Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, India's Planning Commission, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, and USTDA Director Leocadia Zak, being the signatories.