Everyone must have equal access to a reliable, modern and sustainable energy supply, created through the use of clean fuels. Energy efficiency needs to be improved and technology in the field increased through research.

Greenland has enormous hydropower potentials, which together with wind and solar energy in the long run makes it possible to supply all citizens and businesses with cheap and clean energy. The sector plan for energy and water supply lays down the main lines of the work and priorities for the public supply of energy and water. The sector plan contains three overall objectives: 1) Lower prices for electricity and water; 2) Green energy wherever possible; 3) Modernization of the energy system.

The supply of energy and water is a very fundamental part of the infrastructure, and the prerequisite for the entire modern lifestyle as well as for business development. It is the clear goal of the Government of Greenland that public energy and water supply must be both reliable, accessible and economically advantageous for all citizens and businesses. The long-term goal is to replace energy production based on fossil fuels by renewable energy, where this has not already happened. The means are hydropower, wind, solar, hydrogen, etc. as well as technological optimization of the overall energy system.

Globally renewable energy solutions are becoming cheaper, more reliable and more efficient every day. Our current reliance on fossil fuels is unsustainable and harmful to the planet, which is why we have to change the way we produce and consume energy. Implementing these new energy solutions as fast as possible is essential to counter climate change, one of the biggest threats to our own survival.