Wednesday, March 12, 2014: To build better international ties and generate clean energy, India has reportedly offered its service to the African nation of Sudan for developing renewable energy resources. The understanding will support resource assessment and training in wind and solar energy sectors via technical institutions under the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA).
Farooq Abdullah, New and Renewable Energy minister of India, held a bilateral meeting for promoting cooperation in renewable energy with Sudan. In the meeting, it was concluded that the Indian green energy financial institution of India, that is, IREDA will furnish knowledge and technical appraisal help in developing renewable energy projects, on a commercial basis.
Abdullah said, “The talks focused on the areas of possible cooperation especially in the development of wind energy, solar energy, biomass and small hydro resources,” in the ministry’s public statement. The minister also held discussions with the delegation to find out ways of compounding cooperation in promoting India-Sudan renewable energy.
“It was also agreed that the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy would provide support for resource assessment and training in the areas of wind and solar energy through its technical institutions like Centre for Wind Energy Technology, Chennai, and the National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurgaon,” the ministry statement concluded.
The Sudanese delegation was led by the country’s Industry minister, Al Simah Al Siddiq Al Nour, who was accompanied by the state minister of Finance and National Economy, Magdi Hassan Yasin. While, a team of officials from the MNRE, IREDA, CWET and NISE will visit Sudan to discuss the layout of cooperation between the two countries, soon.
