Saudi Arabia, the 73rd Country to Ink the Framework Agreement of ISA

The government has announced that Saudi Arabia has entered into an agreement to become the 73^rd country joining the International Solar Alliance. The agreement was inked during the official state visit of the Crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Royal Highness Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saad to India. The signed agreement was handed to ISA’s Director-General Upendra Tripathy in the attendance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Countries which have signed the agreement till now comprise India, France, Australia, UAE, UK, Japan amongst others. The agreement was opened for signature during the COP22 at Marrakech on November 15, 2016.

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is a group of 121 solar resource-rich countries with headquarters in Gurugram, India. The organization aims to install over 1,000 gigawatts of solar energy and activate more than USD 1,000 billion into solar power by 2030, according to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Lately, on the sidelines of the official three-day visit of Argentinian President Mauricio Macri to India by Argentina’s Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie signed the ISA Framework Agreement to make Argentina the 72^nd nation to do so.