At the first assembly of International Solar Alliance in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for cooperation and collaboration on solar energy to connect the electric grid across borders meeting energy needs, and making the future of world economy more interconnected and green. He urged this in presence of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Further emphasizing on the importance of solar energy and 121 member International Solar Alliance, he said that ISA would act like OPEC(Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) for solar energy, meeting the energy needs of the world.
“We have a dream One World, One Sun One Grid. We generate round the
clock electricity from Sun as it sets in one part of the world but rises
in another part. Sun never sets for entire earth” - P.M. Narendra Modi
International Solar Alliance
The
International Solar Alliance is an alliance of more than 121 countries
initiated by India, most of them being sunshine countries, which lie
either completely or partly between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic
of Capricorn.
Founded at: Paris, France
Membership (As of 2017): 121 nations
Head: H.E. Upendra Tripathy
Budget: 4.7 crores USD
Region served: Countries between the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn
Headquarters: Gwal Pahari, Gurugram, Haryana, India
Source: Wikipedia\Google
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