International Solar Alliance (ISA)

Why in news?

• India conceptualized International Solar Alliance (ISA) will be holding the first-ever World Solar Technology Summit on 8 September.

About International Solar Alliance (ISA)

• International Solar Alliance (ISA) is conceived as a coalition of solar resource rich countries to collaborate on addressing the identified gaps in their energy requirements through a common approach.
• The alliance is a treaty-based inter-governmental organization.
• It was unveiled by Prime Minister of India and French President at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Paris on 2015.
• It is headquartered in India (Gurgaon).

Members

• The ISA is open to 121 prospective member countries, most of them located between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
• This is the region worldwide with a surplus of bright sunlight for most of the year.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Consider the following statements regarding “International solar alliance”:
1.It is Headquartered in India.
2.It is open to any country intending to increase investments in solar energy.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to prelims question