The Norwegian Minister for Environment and International Cooperation, Mr Erik Solheim called on the union minister of new and renewable energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah in New Delhi.

Both the Ministers were accompanied by high level delegations. During the talks Dr Abdullah said that the Indian Government is taking active interest in setting up the proposed fund in collaboration with DFID, UK and Norway for promoting off-grid solutions in the field of renewable energy.

Highlighting the achievements made by India in the area of solar and wind energy Dr Abdullah said that the renewable energy can substantially reduce consumption of kerosene and diesel. The Indian side expressed interest in collaborating with Norway in the field of off shore wind energy. Norwegian side while welcoming this invited a team from India to study the floating barrage wind farms in Norway.