Germany and India Strengthen Clean Energy Ties, Eye Offshore Wind Collaboration
Chennai: Germany and India reaffirmed their shared commitment to advancing clean energy and industrial collaboration during the visit of Johann Saathoff, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. Saathoff, accompanied by a high-level business delegation, visited Nordex India Pvt. Ltd. to witness firsthand how German technology and Indian manufacturing are driving innovation in the wind energy sector.
At Windergy India 2025, South Asia’s largest trade fair for wind energy, Saathoff inaugurated the German Pavilion alongside Indian government and industry leaders. In his address, he emphasized the importance of partnerships between German and Indian companies in developing a resilient, future-oriented renewable energy ecosystem.
A key highlight was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation and the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) to cooperate on offshore wind development, technology transfer, and policy dialogue. Saathoff described this as a decisive step toward deepening Indo-German collaboration in renewable energy.
Saathoff reaffirmed Germany’s role as a long-standing and reliable partner for India’s energy transition, supporting India’s target of achieving 500 GW of renewable capacity by 2030 through joint initiatives in wind, solar, and energy storage.
The visit was organized by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), together with the German Consulate General in Chennai, under the framework of the Green and Sustainable Development Partnership (GSDP) between India and Germany.
