International Solar Alliance
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A sustainable vision for future
Vishwa Mohani, Nov 15, 2016, The Times of India
Highlights
ISA is a coalition of solar resource rich countries lying fully or partially between the Tropic of Cancer & the Tropic of Capricorn. These countries are also called sunshine countries.
Launched as a collective voice of 121 prospective member countries in international for a long term and low cost finance
Interim Secretariat of ISA is located in India (Surya Bhawan, National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurgaon)
It was launched at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris on Nov 30, 2015
It aims to mobilize more than US$1000bn dollar in investments that will be required for the massive deployment of affordable solar energy
ISA is part of Indian vision to bring clean and affordable energy within the reach of all and create a sustainable world. It will be a new beginning for accelerating development and deployment of solar energy for achieving universal energy access and energy security of the present and future generations.
ISA has been envisioned as a specialized platform and will contribute towards the common goal of increasing utilization and promotion of solar energy and solar applications in its member countries.
The Paris declaration on International Solar Alliance states that the countries share the collective ambition to undertake innovative and concerted efforts for reducing the cost of finance and cost of technology for immediate deployment of competitive solar generation, financial instruments to mobilise more than 1000 Billion US Dollars of investments needed by 2030 for the massive deployment of affordable solar energy and to pave the way for future solar generation, storage and good technologies for countries’ individual needs.
Contribution of India
ISA will be India’s first international and inter-governmental organization headquartered in India.ISA will be dedicated to promotion of solar energy for making solar energy a valuable source of affordable and reliable green and clean energy in 121 member countries.
