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Cairo Hosts the First Green Hydrogen Innovation Centre (GHIC) Training Workshop for ISA Members

Aug 23, 2024
Tenth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the International Solar Alliance Assembly held in New Delhi to continue easing solar deployment across its 119 Member & Signatory Countries

Jul 20, 2024
New Delhi to host first ever International Solar Festival 2024

Jul 03, 2024
International Solar Alliance Backs Innovative Solar Projects in Madagascar at Key Workshop

Jun 07, 2024
Mauritius Advances in Solar Energy with International Solar Alliance (ISA) Cares Initiative at Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital

Jun 05, 2024
International Solar Alliance Helps Boost Bhutanese Solar Initiatives

May 06, 2024
ISA’s mission to Uganda: Set to pave the way for increased solar deployment

Apr 24, 2024
Romania Joins the Global Solar Movement as the 118th Member Country of the International Solar Alliance

Dec 06, 2023
Solar potential 75 thousand GW by 2050 with long duration storage

Dec 06, 2023
India hosts the 6th Session of the International Solar Alliance Assembly at New Delhi

Oct 31, 2023
International Solar Alliance’s Global Solar Facility set to receive a capital contribution of $35 million dollars

Oct 31, 2023
Solar in Nepal’s energy mix will bring the twin benefit of stimulating the economy and accelerating clean energy transitions - International Solar Alliance (ISA)

Aug 15, 2023
International Solar Alliance (ISA) inks a memorandum of cooperation with Airports Council International (ACI) to increase the deployment of solar across airports globally

Aug 03, 2023
ISA’s 5th Regional Meeting of the Asia Pacific Region 2023 charts course towards solar-powered future ahead of COP28

Aug 03, 2023
Achieving universal energy access by 2030, as outlined in Sustainable Development Goal 7, requires increased efforts on solar mini-grids

Aug 03, 2023
The Abu Dhabi meeting of ISA’s Asia-Pacific region charts course towards solar-powered future ahead of COP28

Aug 03, 2023
ISA announces winners of the SolarX Startup Challenge: Boosting Solar Innovation in Africa

Aug 03, 2023
ISA Director General marks his first visit to the Togolese Republic

Jul 15, 2023
Africa50 signs MoU with International Solar Alliance to source and finance solar projects across Africa

Jul 06, 2023
Multilateral Collaboration Key to Securing the Future of Solar Energy Supply - International Solar Alliance

Jun 30, 2023
“Europe region’s active participation in the International Solar Alliance accelerates climate action” - International Solar Alliance

Jun 24, 2023
International Solar Alliance with Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) and U.S. Department of State hosted a Capacity Building Workshop on Demand Aggregation Models for Scaling Rooftop Solar Adoption – Learnings from India

Jun 19, 2023
Press Release: Eighth Meeting of Standing Committee of International Solar Alliance held in Delhi

Jun 07, 2023
ISA and HIEx, with support of the EU, as knowledge partner, held a high-level roundtable discussion on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly 2023

Jun 01, 2023
International Solar Alliance and Invest India hosted a Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing Workshop in Mauritius for the outreach of the SolarX Grand Challenge programme.

Apr 18, 2023
International Solar Alliance (ISA) & United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launch pilot projects in 10 African ISA Member Countries

Mar 28, 2023
Press Release - Special Lecture by Dr Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation

Mar 20, 2023
International Solar Alliance hosts 13 African countries in New Delhi to share best practices in solar deployment

Feb 14, 2023
International Solar Alliance launches Solar X Grand Challenge in Africa

Nov 11, 2022
International Solar Alliance (ISA) and Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) sign agreement to boost solar deployment

Nov 11, 2022
New Roadmap Provides Path to Rapidly and Equitably Scaling Global Solar Investment and Deployment

Nov 11, 2022
India hosts the 5th Assembly of the International Solar Alliance at New Delhi

Oct 19, 2022
Press Note Curtain Raiser

Oct 06, 2022
ISA, Cuba and NTPC issues a Request for Qualification to set up 1150 MW solar project in Cuba

Aug 12, 2022
International Solar Alliance closes its historic meeting with a promise to increase solarisation in the Latin American & Caribbean region

Aug 12, 2022
Guyana set to Host ISA’s Fourth Regional Committee Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean Region

Aug 12, 2022
ISA, EU and France present two new projects on Capacity Building giving a push to solar energy adoption by Knowledge sharing, building business, academic and financing networks & structuring STAR C in ISA Member Countries

Jul 01, 2022
International Solar Alliance (ISA) and Government of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia come together to sign multiple agreements to Accelerate Solarisation in Ethiopia through Solar Parks and Solar Pumps projects.

May 26, 2022
INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE (ISA) and BUNDESVERBAND SOLARWIRTSCHAFT E.V (BSW SOLAR) join forces at INTERSOLAR EUROPE to define agenda for future association.

May 16, 2022
President of European Commission H.E. Ursula von der Leyen and President of ISA Assembly, Minister of Power & New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, H.E. Raj Kumar Singh address Industry on Solar Energy Development at the ISA Headquarters

Apr 24, 2022
ISA-NTPC meeting with Ambassadors and High Commissioners of member countries interested in ISA Program-06 aiming towards implementation of solar parks and projects

Mar 07, 2022
International Solar Alliance establishes an Advisory Committee and partnership with Nordic institutional investors to mobilize $1 trillion for investment in solar

Nov 11, 2021
The United States of America becomes the 101st member country of the International Solar Alliance

Nov 11, 2021
The International Solar Alliance and Elsevier launch Solar Compass, with Ambassador Stephane Crouzat at COP26

Nov 08, 2021
United States of America expresses support for the ‘Green Grids Initiative – One Sun One World One Grid

Nov 08, 2021
International Solar Alliance partners with newly launched Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) to accelerate energy transition

Nov 08, 2021
International Solar Alliance partners with newly launched Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) to accelerate energy transition (French)

Nov 08, 2021
World’s First Partnership for Interconnected Solar Grids, GGI-OSOWOG, Launched at Cop26 World Leaders Summit

Nov 08, 2021
World’s First Partnership for Interconnected Solar Grids, GGI-OSOWOG, Launched at Cop26 World Leaders Summit (French)

Nov 08, 2021
International Solar Alliance joins forces with CONCITO, IFU and WCF in quest to mobilize $1 Trillion for investment in solar by 2030.

Nov 08, 2021
Press Release - Dr. Ajay Mathur takes over as the New Director-general of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)

Nov 08, 2021
World leaders to address 4th International Solar Alliance General Assembly on October 18th – 21st

Oct 23, 2021
Fourth Assembly of the International Solar Alliance closes with a promise to achieve $1 trillion global in solar investments by 2030

Oct 23, 2021
European Commission Executive-Vice President for the European Green Deal Mr. Frans Timmermans participates in the opening session of the ISA Assembly

Oct 23, 2021
Solar energy is the most powerful tool that the world has in its toolkit to combat climate crisis: John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate

Oct 23, 2021
Bloomberg Philanthropies announces new partnership with International Solar Alliance to mobilize $1 trillion in solar financing

Oct 23, 2021
11 ISA Member Countries to receive technical and financial support of up to USD 50,000 for demonstration solar projects initiative

Oct 23, 2021
Power and NRE Minister calls upon the world to work together to make energy access available to all using solar and renewable energy

Oct 23, 2021
World leaders to address 4th International Solar Alliance General Assembly on October 18th – 21st 2021

Oct 17, 2021
Press Release - OSOWOG Strategic Inception Workshop
Press Release - Dr. Ajay Mathur takes over as the New Director-general of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)

Mar 16, 2021
Press Release- First special session of the ISA Assembly

Feb 16, 2021
Press Release- ISA Solar Awards 2020
Press Release- 3rd Assembly of the ISA

Oct 20, 2020
ISA-Barefoot-SUN Foundation Partnership Launch: Press Conference

Oct 09, 2020
Press Release - Valedictory of First World Solar Technology Summit (WSTS)

Sep 09, 2020
Press Release - Inaugural of First World Solar Technology Summit (WSTS)

Sep 09, 2020
Press Release of the Curtain Raiser Event of WSTS

Aug 17, 2020
New Initiative to Mitigate Risk for Global Solar Scale Up

Dec 10, 2018
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ISA working for deployment
MNRE Hosts 2nd Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) on 31 October in New Delhi

ISA working for deployment
PM inaugurates first assembly of the International Solar Alliance

ISA working for deployment
ISA Founding Conference Doucments
ISA-ADB, NDB, GCF, AfDB and AIIB joint declarations of Financial partnership.

ISA working for deployment of over 1000 GW of solar energy and mobilising more than US$ 1000 billion into solar energy by the year 2030
ISA Press Release World Future Energy Summit at Abu Dhabi

On receipt of 15 ratifications the ISA Framework Agreement entered into force on the 6th of December, 2017 thereby making ISA a de jure treaty based international intergovernmental organisation. So far 19 countries have ratified and 48 countries have signed the ISA Framework Agreement.
The Interim Director General of the International Solar Alliance visits the National Solar Energy Institute (CEA/INES) on 14th December, 2017

On December 14th, 2017, Mr. Upendra Tripathy, Director General of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) visited for the first time facilities of CEA at the National Solar Energy Institute (INES) located near Chambery (South East part of France).
COP-23 ISA Press Release

Speaking at the Curtain Raiser of the Founding Ceremony of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), H.E. Anand Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India hoped that, in the spirit of affirmative action, developed countries will earmark a percentage of Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) towards solar energy projects in developing countries. He suggested that Multilateral Development Banks and other financial institutions provide wholehearted support for solar projects through low cost finance, and research & technology institutions worldwide try their utmost to bring the cost of solar power and storage within the reach of all. He also invited corporates and other institutions to support solar energy development and deployment in every possible manner.
ISA Framework Agreement receives 15 ratifications

The International Solar Alliance was jointly launched by the Honourable Prime Minister of India and former President of France on 30th November, 2015 at Paris, in the presence of the then Secretary General of the United Nations, on first day of COP21 UN Climate Change Conference
ISA - EBRD joint declaration on financial partnership

NEW DELHI, 2nd November 2017 - The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) signed the Joint financial partnership Declaration in the presence of Shri Arun Jaitley, Hon’ble Minister of Finance, Government of India, and Sir Suma Chakrabati, President EBRD with an objective to deepen their cooperation in support of Renewable Energy. The previous two partnerships were signed by ISA with the World Bank and the European Investment Bank.
Press note on the ISA third programme

AHMEDABAD, 24 May 2017 – Today, in a side event of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the third programme of ISA “Scaling Solar MiniGrids” was launched by France and India with a special objective to cater to the energy needs of ISA Member states in identified areas with unreliable or no grid(s), and in island member states having abundant potential to tap solar energy.
Press Release on 4th ISC Meeting of ISA 5th October, 2016 New Delhi

India and France jointly proposed a draft Framework Agreement of International Solar Alliance (ISA) in the 4th Meeting of International Steering Committee (ISC) of the ISA. The International Solar Alliance aims at accelerating the massive deployment of solar energy through targeted programmes.
Appointment of the full time Interim Director General(IDG)

Authorised by the International Steering Committee of ISA, the Hon’ble Minister of State (I/C) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines of India and Hon’ble Minister for Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs Government of France have jointly decided to appoint Mr. Upendra Tripathy, as the Interim Director General of the International Solar Alliance (IDG) on a full time basis.
Press Release on UN and ISA Cell Joint Declaration

On the occasion of the Side event on International Solar Alliance at the UN Headquarters in New York, the Interim Administrative Cell of International Solar Alliance (ISA Cell) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) declared their intention to promote solar energy globally.
General Press Release on ISA's Ministerial Side Event on 22 April 2016

A Ministerial Side Event on International Solar Alliance was co-chaired by H.E. Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy, India and H.E. Ms. Ségolène Royal, Minister of Environment, Energy and the Sea, in charge of International Relations on Climate, President of COP21.
General Press Release on ISA's Event on 25 January 2016

International Solar Alliance will be the First International and Inter-Governmental Organisation of 121 Countries to have Headquarters in India with United Nations as Strategic Partner
List of Participants 30 November, 2015

List of Participants
ISA Working Paper and list of prospective members

The purpose of this Working Paperis to inform about the partnership initiative to establish International Solar Alliance(ISA) with membership from the solar resource rich countries lying fully or partially between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The Working Paper also intends seeking views from, and secure the approval of, solar resource rich countries on the proposed initiative.
ISA Declaration

The purpose of this Working Paperis to inform about the partnership initiative to establish International Solar Alliance(ISA) with membership from the solar resource rich countries lying fully or partially between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The Working Paper also intends seeking views from, and secure the approval of, solar resource rich countries on the proposed initiative.