India’s ISA and European Union Collaborates to Expand Solar Power

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the European Union (EU) has announced that it has signed a mutual declaration for cooperation on solar energy. The declaration was inked at the 24^th conference of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, held in Katowice, Poland.

The Mutual Declaration aims to expand support of solar energy in the subsequent areas:

• Develop synergies between EU and ISA programs and projects supporting access to electricity, clean energy transition, and the integration of renewable energy electricity
• Share knowledge and best practices through EU programs and projects with ISA member countries in the solar energy sector
• Work jointly towards mobilizing financing for the development and deployment of affordable solar energy on a global scale
• Support research and innovation in the area of solar electricity and the integration of distributed renewables
• Strengthen the development of ISA’s institutional capacity through support of the ISA’s Secretariat with technical assistance and knowledge transfer

“Joining efforts with the ISA will reinforce the EU’s position as a global leader in the clean energy transition. It will help us fulfill our reduction of greenhouse gas emissions objectives and implement the Paris Agreement. The ISA, because of its fast-growing number of member countries, constitutes a perfect platform to disseminate EU approaches, practices and technologies on solar energy success stories in and outside Europe,” said Miguel Arias Cañete, European Commissioner for Energy and Climate Action in a testimonial.

He added, “It will showcase European businesses leading in the solar energy sector and contribute to the efforts of internationalization of our companies and to the Commission’s priority of growth and job creation. In this regard, I must also highlight the excellent cooperation with India in the area of clean energy and climate change, and in particular in the field of renewable energy.”