4th MEETING OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE AFRICA REGION

29-31 August 2022 | ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

Introduction 

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an action-oriented, member-driven, collaborative platform for increased deployment of solar energy technologies as a means for bringing energy access, ensuring energy security, and driving energy transition in its member countries.The ISA was conceived as a joint effort by India and France to mobilise efforts against climate change through the deployment of solar energy solutions. It was conceptualised on the sidelines of the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Paris in 2015.The ISA strives to develop and deploy cost-effective and transformational energy solutions powered by the sun to help member countries develop low-carbon growth trajectories, with particular focus on delivering impact in countries categorized as Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Being a global platform, ISA’s partnerships with multilateral development banks (MDBs), development financial institutions (DFIs), private and public sector organisations, civil society, and other international institutions is key to delivering the change it seeks to see in the world going ahead.ISA’s mission is to solarize the world by 2030, enabling 1000GW of solar capacity, reducing carbon emissions by 1000 metric tonnes, ensuring energy access for 1000 million people, and mobilizing solar investments of 1 trillion dollars. ISA is working #Towards1000, establishing solar as the preferred global solution to climate, and help energy security and access while addressing sustainable development goals.