NEW DELHI — India and Denmark are exploring opportunities to deepen cooperation in offshore wind, green hydrogen and renewable energy integration, ANI reported, citing an official statement from the Embassy of Denmark. Denmark's Minister for Business and Competitiveness, Martin Lidegaard, visited New Delhi on Tuesday to advance bilateral energy cooperation and participate in the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and the 9th General Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
Lidegaard met Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi on the sidelines of the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit 2026. Joshi said on X that both sides discussed strengthening cooperation in offshore wind, green hydrogen, battery storage and renewable energy integration, NewKerala reported. He emphasised the vast investment opportunities in India's renewable energy sector and welcomed greater Danish participation through technology partnerships, joint ventures and local manufacturing, and both ministers reaffirmed their commitment to the India-Denmark Green Strategic Partnership.
A 30-year partnership, and an IEA report launch
India and Denmark have cooperated in the energy sector for 30 years, beginning with Danish support for establishing the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) in Chennai, ANI reported. Lidegaard also opened Denmark's country session at the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo 2026, titled 'A Green Transition through Sector Coupling', where representatives of both countries discussed integrating energy systems to accelerate the green transition. During the visit, an International Energy Agency (IEA) report on India's renewable energy market, co-funded by Denmark, was also launched.
Lidegaard also participated in the 9th Assembly of the International Solar Alliance. Denmark is the second-largest government contributor to the ISA outside India, with its support focused mainly on capacity building and previously on a study related to green hydrogen, and it has also funded two Solar Technology and Application Resource (STAR) Centres in Ghana and Tanzania, ANI reported. The Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo 2026 is being held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi from November 2 to 5, alongside the ISA General Assembly and the 4th International Conference on Green Hydrogen. What happens next: the cooperation discussed on Tuesday is exploratory — the reports consulted announced no signed agreement, project or investment figure from this meeting.
What is solid
- Lidegaard met Joshi in New Delhi on Tuesday and the two discussed offshore wind, green hydrogen, battery storage and renewable integration (ANI; Joshi on X via NewKerala)
- An IEA report on India's renewable energy market, co-funded by Denmark, was launched during the visit (ANI)
- India-Denmark energy cooperation spans 30 years and sits under the Green Strategic Partnership (ANI; NewKerala)
What is only claimed
- No agreement, project or investment amount was announced from Tuesday's meeting in the reports consulted — the talks were about exploring and deepening cooperation, not a concluded deal