BMWi State Secretary Andreas Feicht and NDRC Vice Director Zhang Yong met in Berlin

On June 27, Mr. Andreas Feicht, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) met with Mr. ZHANG Yong, Vice Director of the National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China (NDRC) in Berlin. During the meeting, they discussed the latest development of energy policies in Germany and China. Despite the large progress achieved in both countries’ energy transitions, both Mr. Feicht and Mr. Zhang stressed the importance and the necessity of continuous efforts to increase the share of renewables in the power mix and increase energy efficiency in all sectors. Both sides emphasized the progress made as part of the bilateral energy cooperation and expressed their will to continue and extend existing and new cooperation formats.

 In the framework of the Sino-German Energy Partnership, GIZ supported the organization of Minister Zhang’s visit to Germany.