India’s federal government has approved a cooperation agreement between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of India and Denmark’s Ministry for Energy, Utilities, and Climate.
The two countries will establish an Indo-Danish Center of Excellence for renewable energy in India with a special focus on offshore wind; hybridization of wind, solar, hydro and storage technologies; integration of renewable energy; testing, R&D, and skill development. The offshore wind projects will be set up along the coastline of India up to 200 nautical miles within the exclusive economic zone.
Additionally, the areas of cooperation will include technical capacity building for management of offshore wind projects, measures to develop and sustain a highly efficient wind industry, measures to “ensure high quality” of wind turbines, components, certification requirements, forecasting, and scheduling of offshore wind.
With the announcement of this first offshore wind energy project, the government aims to develop this sector in India and replicate the success of the onshore wind power sector in the country.
