India has agreed to cooperate with Sudan government on renewable energy development.
A bilateral meeting was held between India’s Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah and a delegation from Sudan including Al Simah Al Siddiq Al Nour, Minister of Industry and Magdi Hassan Yasin, State Minister of Finance and National Economy from Republic of Sudan.
Sudan has a long history of meeting its energy needs through renewable energy. The country possesses a relatively high abundance of solar radiation, moderate wind speeds, hydro and biomass energy resources.
Sudan has also a well-defined commitment to continue research, development and implementation of new technologies.
India and Sudan have good potential for enhancing cooperation in promoting renewable energy, said Dr. Abdulla. The ministers talked about possible cooperation especially in the development of solar energy, wind energy, biomass and small hydro resources.
India also agreed that the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy would provide support for resource assessment and training in the areas of wind and solar energy through its technical institutions viz. Centre for Wind Energy Technology, Chennai and the National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurgaon.
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), the Indian green energy financial institution would provide knowledge and technical appraisal assistance in developing renewable energy projects on commercial basis, an official statement from the ministry said.
A team comprising officials from Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, IREDA, CWET and NISE would soon visit Sudan to discuss a framework for further cooperation between the two countries.