At the first energy ministers' meeting of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Thailand, held in Delhi in October, an action plan for energy co-operation was drawn up. The plan covers a BIMESTEC trans-power exchange and development project, a trans-BIMSTEC gas pipeline, tapping the hydro potential in the region, and exploring non-conventional sources of energy as well as building on energy security for the region and energy efficiency. Among the six areas, the most concrete decision taken is on the power transmission network. The proposed network would run from Thailand to Sri Lanka: a task force led by Thailand will work out the draft memorandum of understanding for the inter-country grid connections. The task force, which is to submit its report within a year, would also incorporate crucial factors such as electricity flow between the member nations in a non-discriminatory manner. On the gas pipeline, the members decided that a separate task force would be set up to first work out the terms of reference, and then recommend a course of action after taking into account the work done on such a pipeline so far. Thailand would host a meeting to study the petroleum reserves in the region.