Tamil Nadu is planning an energy island in the Gulf of Mannar with the help of Denmark. The island may produce four gigawatt to ten gigawatt of power.
- The project would generate investment of $5bn to $10b.
- A delegation of experts from Denmark, led by Energy Minister Dan Jorgensen, met Chief Minister M K Stalin on September 8, 2021.
- The proposal is part of Green Strategic Partnership signed between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen, who held a virtual summit on September 28, 2020.
- If the plan materialises, the project will be the first offshore floating wind park in India.
- The Gulf of Mannar lies between the west coast of Sri Lanka and the south-eastern tip of India.
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