India, EU Push Wind Partnership from Policy to Investment

India and the European Union stepped up engagement on wind energy, with offshore development, investment, manufacturing and technology partnerships emerging as key areas of discussion at the EU–India Wind Energy Business Summit 2026 in Hamburg on 22 September.

Held alongside Wind Energy Hamburg, the Summit sought to build on the political momentum created by the 16th EU–India Summit and the EU–India Clean Energy and Climate Partnership, moving the conversation towards business opportunities and long-term industrial collaboration across the wind energy value chain.

The programme brought together policymakers, industry leaders and investors from India and Europe.

The opening session included remarks by Shri Stefan Rouenhoff, Parliamentary State Secretary at Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy; Beatriz Yordi, Director for Energy Security and International Relations, European Union; and Shri Rajesh Kulhari, Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India. A keynote address was also delivered by Tinne Van Der Straeten, CEO, Wind Europe.

Offshore wind formed a major part of the discussions.

A high-level panel on Offshore Wind: The Next Frontier for EU–India Cooperation examined India’s emerging offshore wind market and the potential for greater cooperation between European and Indian companies.

The discussion focused on investment, technology partnerships and industrial development, alongside the measures required to create greater industry confidence and develop a bankable offshore wind market in India.

European experience in building offshore wind ecosystems also emerged as an important area from which India could draw as it develops its own market.

The second panel shifted attention to onshore wind, where India and Europe already have a more established relationship.

Discussions covered manufacturing, investment, technology cooperation, supply-chain diversification, repowering, innovation and exports. Participants also highlighted the importance of a predictable and competitive market environment in attracting larger European and global investments into India.

The Summit concluded with remarks from representatives of the European Union, India and Hamburg Messe & Congress, followed by interactions between Indian and European stakeholders.

The Hamburg discussions indicate that the India–EU wind energy relationship is increasingly moving beyond broad clean-energy cooperation towards more specific questions of market creation, investment, industrial capacity and technology partnerships.

The next opportunity lies in converting this convergence into commercially viable projects and deeper participation by European companies across India’s evolving wind energy ecosystem.