Ole Toft, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to Poland: There must be a strong political commitment to drive change and development

Paweł Wróbel, BalticWind.EU: What are the elements of the Danish formula for offshore wind energy success?

Ole Toft, Ambassador of the Kingdom
of Denmark to Poland:

Denmark has a long experience with the development of offshore wind. Many mistakes have been made along the way. At the same time, a number of useful lessons have been learned as well. Three important lessons are:

1) There must be a strong political commitment
 to driving change and development;

2) Public authorities and private companies must work closely together;

3) Public procedures for authorizations and permissions must be coordinated and the private actors should as far as possible only have to work through one public “gate keeper”.

What is the major added value of Danish companies’ presence in markets in the Baltic Sea region e.g. Poland?

You can read the full interview in BalticWind.EU Quarterly Country Report Poland Q4 2022.