Friday, 27 Nov, 2020 | 1500 - 1630 IST | Virtual | Session Coordinators | ||
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Country Session: Denmark |
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India’s Renewable Transition with Strong Engagement from Denmark The objective of this country session on Denmark at Global RE-Invest India is to illustrate the strong commitment and engagement from Denmark in India’s green transition – particularly in the area of renewable energy and more specifically wind energy – and to chart the way ahead. This partnership in renewable energy dates back several decades with Danish companies engaged in developing the wind energy sector of India through research, development, supply, and service of wind turbines – and more recently also as investors and operators of wind parks. Further, leading Danish wind companies have established large manufacturing plants in India. With India’s targets of reaching 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022 and with the Danish wind industry strongly present and fully engaged in India, a strong collaboration is formed to further accelerate India’s expansion in wind energy. Our governments further support this common endeavour through a green strategic partnership and the Indian-Danish Energy Partnership. In this session, strong stakeholders from government and private sector share their experiences and visions on how to further build and improve this partnership – to build India’s renewable energy capacity with a particular focus on wind energy.
The Green Strategic Partnership between India and Denmark The Indo-Danish energy cooperation will contribute to a cost-effective green transition in India with focus on offshore wind, energy planning and integration of renewable energy. The Indian President Narendra Modi has repeatedly highlighted: ”Denmark has the skills, and India has the scale”. Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Dan Jørgensen says: “The strong Danish-Indian cooperation on green energy is flourishing while we join hands in the global endeavor to reduce climate change. Both countries have ambitious national energy targets, and together we can show the rest of the world how to deliver on these goals. Green energy is not only a crucial weapon in the fight against climate change, it is also good for business.” |