UK Wind Delegation to India
Posted on 17 August 2023
We are delighted to inform you that the UK’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT), in partnership with Scottish Development International (SDI) and the Midlands Region, is organising a UK Wind delegation to India from the 03rd to 06th of October 2023. The delegation visit is aligned with ‘Windergy India 2023’, one of the largest ‘Wind’ focussed events in the country, hosted by the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association, in partnership with the Indian Wind Power Association and PDA Ventures. India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will be supporting the event along with the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Growing wind power generation in India is crucial to decarbonise the energy system and support international efforts to keep global warming within 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. India is the world’s fourth-largest Wind power capacity globally with an installed capacity of 42.6 GW. Government of India has set an ambitious target of having 500GW of Renewable Energy by 2030, which includes 140GW of wind power. India’s Wind Energy has an offshore target of 30GW by 2030, with the states of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu identified as potential sites.
The delegation visit will be covering the cities of New Delhi (in Northern India) and Chennai (in Southern India), which will be a combination of stakeholder meetings / engagements, networking receptions and participating in Windergy India 2023. To support and promote UK companies, such as yours, we at DBT have taken space at Windergy India 2023 for an impressive UK country pavilion which will be managed by colleagues from DBT Energy, SDI and Midlands Region team in India. Participating in the delegation will help secure a delegate pass and space at the UK pavilion to display small gadgets / instruments / literature and a common meeting place at Windergy India 2023.
Tentative Programme for the Delegation is as below (02-07 October)
- 02 Oct - Day 0 Delhi
Arrive in Delhi and check into hotel - 03 Oct - Day 1 Delhi
Stakeholder meetings, Networking Lunch Reception with Indian Energy Companies, Meeting with
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Depart from Delhi to Chennai - 04 Oct – Day 2 Chennai
Participate in Windergy, Attend inaugural of event, UK Pavilion inaugural, Networking and
Meetings at Windergy, UK Country Session, VIP reception - 05 Oct – Day 3 Chennai
Participate in Windergy, Networking and Meetings at Windergy, Reception with Energy
Companies from across India hosted in partnership with Global Wind Energy Council and Indian
Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association - 06 Oct – Day 4 Chennai
Participate in Windergy, Networking and Meetings at Windergy, Visit Meeting at National Institute
of Wind Energy, Meeting with innovative Energy Companies at IIT-Madras Research Park - 07 Oct – Depart from Chennai to UK
The event is open to all UK companies, including those with local offices in India. We are looking to recruit 15 companies, limited to 1 delegate per company. Recruitment process will depend on the basis of best fit or first-come-first-serve basis in case of a tie. Delegates are responsible for their own flight bookings and related costs plus hotel costs. We will share the name of shortlisted hotel for each city. Delegates need to stay at the same hotel for ease of coordination and logistics support on intra-city travel. Advance booking of the hotel will be required. The hotel will share the payment link with the delegates with a window of approx. 7 days to make the payment and confirm their booking. The payment link will be shared between 25-30th of August with the delegates.
Note: Participation for the event will depend on your application to join the delegation by filling the ‘Expression of Interest’ form attached with this email. DBT will go through the applications and select the most appropriate companies to join this delegation.
Please send your Expression of Interest form to: Ms. Madhumita Pyne Madhumita.Pyne@fcdo.gov.uk
Your participation in the event will be a great opportunity for you to meet with Indian companies operating in the wind sector and to explore further business prospects. Please feel free to connect with us should you have any questions. We request your confirmation by close 11th August, to ensure smooth planning for the visit.
For further information please contact:
Srijith Menon, Senior Trade and Investment Adviser – Energy
Lead – Offshore Wind
Department for Business and Trade, British Deputy High Commission, Chennai
Email: Srijith.Menon@fcdo.gov.uk
Silvi Kurian, Senior Sector Manager & Lead – Energy (India)
Department for Business and Trade, British High Commission, New Delhi
Email: Silvi.Kurian@fcdo.gov.uk
