Denmark and South Africa to collaborate on wind energy
Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Building, Denmark: Denmark and South Africa have joined forces to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The two countries will work together to promote increased integration of renewable energy in the electricity supply in South Africa. Denmark’s ambassador in Pretoria signed an agreement witnessed by South African Vice President Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, who is currently visiting South Africa. The agreement reflects the Danish Government’s aim of pushing climate and energy policy in a greener direction in some of the world’s fast-growing economies. South Africa is such an economy. With sizeable investments in renewable energy on the cards, South Africa is gaining importance for Danish businesses. Now that the agreement has been signed, South Africa can draw on Danish expertise to integrate wind energy into its national grid. Specifically, this will involve helping to reorganise South Africa’s power sector, which currently relies almost exclusively on coal and accounts for about half of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions. (Source: http://kemin.dk/en-us/newsandpress/news/2013/sider/denmarkandsouthafricatocollaborateonwindenergy.aspx)