President Murmu's Historic Address: Setting Solar Alliance's Global Agenda

This marks the first-ever address by the President of India to the ISA Assembly, underscoring India's commitment to ISA's leadership in advancing global solar energy cooperation and its founding vision of "One World, One Sun, One Grid."

The Eighth Assembly of the ISA, scheduled for 28 to 30 October, will bring together ministers, policymakers, international organisations, and private-sector leaders from 125 Member and Signatory Countries. As the highest decision-making body of the Alliance, the Assembly will deliberate on strategies to scale up solar finance and investment in underserved geographies; building capacity and advancing solar skills for a stronger, self-reliant clean energy future; promoting emerging solar technologies and advancing solar applications in agriculture to strengthen food security and fostering innovation across the global solar value chain.

The President's keynote address will set the tone for the Assembly's proceedings, reaffirming the shared commitment of ISA Member Countries to a sustainable, inclusive, and solar-powered future.

The International Solar Alliance is a global initiative launched in 2015 by India and France at COP21 in Paris. It has 125 Member and Signatory Countries. The Alliance works with governments to improve energy access and security worldwide and promotes solar power as a sustainable transition to a clean energy future. ISA's mission is to unlock investments in solar by 2030 while reducing the cost of the technology and its financing. It promotes the use of solar energy in agriculture, health, transport, and power generation sectors. ISA Member Countries are driving change by enacting policies and regulations, sharing best practices, agreeing on common standards, and mobilising investments.

- ANI