The Embassy of Denmark in South Africa is proud to announce that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark together with Denmark’s Minister for Environment and Food, Mrs Eva Kjer Hansen and the Minister for Business and Growth, Mr Troels Lund Poulsen will be visiting South Africa from 2-4 November 2015.
The Royal Visit will coincide with a business promotion consisting of an estimated 45 Danish companies spanning three key industry sectors: Energy, Water & Environment and Agriculture & Food.
From 2 to 4 November 2015, HRH the Crown Prince, Ministers Hansen and Poulsen and the business delegation will visit both Johannesburg and Cape Town; a considerable time will be spent strengthening commercial relations between Denmark and South Africa.
Denmark and South Africa have a longstanding relationship, which span numerous sectors including energy. In fact, the two governments are party to the South African – Danish energy programme, which seeks to promote the use of renewable energy in South Africa. As a result, a substantial number of wind farms in South Africa currently feature Danish wind energy technology.
The strategic cooperation between South Africa and Denmark will be further expanded during the visit with officials signing an agreement (MOU), formally launching a partnership to exchange knowledge and solutions related to the water sector.
The royal visit and business promotion
Comments Ambassador Trine Rask Thygesen of the Embassy of Denmark in South Africa: “The Danish Royal Visit and underlying business promotion presents an excellent opportunity to further promote Danish and South African partnerships, and create new business and trade. We look forward to an exciting and fruitful royal visit and business promotion.”
The agenda for both Johannesburg and Cape Town offers numerous workshops and networking opportunities for both Danish and South African businesses spanning the three sectors. Furthermore, the agenda will include:
- Grand Opening addressed by the Crown Prince in Newtown Johannesburg and Grand Dinner in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape;
- Visit to Tsitsikamma in the Eastern Cape Province which will become home to a wind farm with 31 Vestas wind turbines, each with a height of 94m and a capacity of 3 MW;
- Visit to Chalala Piggery in Darling in the Western Cape, introducing one of South Africa's most successful pork producing groups;
- Visit to the Cape Town biomass steam plant, operated by "Sustainable Heating" which is fuelled by waste from sawmills, pallet manufacturers and other industries attached to the facility;
- Social Innovation event in Cape Town where young talent will showcase their innovative ideas and entrepreneurship. Companies will also have the opportunity to showcase their inspiring CSR activities; and
- Danish companies specialising in wind energy will also attend the annual WINDABA conference.
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