Fourth Assembly of ISA

The fourth general assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) was held recently.

Key-Highlights

The ISA has given approval to the political proclamation of "One Sun" for the launch of the Green Grids Initiative-One Sun One World One Grid (GGI-OSOWOG) at COP26.

OSOWOG: In the First ISA Summit in late 2018, the concept of a single global solar grid first came up.
COP 26 Green Grid Initiative: The purpose of this program is to help achieve the scale and speed of changes in the market structures and infrastructure needed to support global energy transformation.

On management of battery usage waste & solar PV panels and solar hydrogen programme.

To enable the use of solar power to produce hydrogen at a more affordable price than currently available (USD 5 per KG), at a reduced rate of USD 2 per KG, the new Hydrogen system is planned.

Target to achieve USD 1 trillion global investments in solar energy by 2030.
At COP26 (United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference), the Solar Investment Action Agenda and Solar Investment Roadmap will be presented.

National Solar Mission has been launched as a part of the National Action Plan on Climate Change) to establish India as a global leader in solar energy, by creating policy conditions for its global distribution as soon as possible.
Indian Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) Mission has been launched to direct the installation of solar power systems connected to the 100 GW grids by 2022.

India has set a goal of achieving 40% of the electricity collected from non-petroleum energy sources and reducing its GDP emissions by 33 to 35% from 2005 2030.

International Solar Alliance (ISA) and One Sun One World One Grid (OSOWOG)
Solar Park Scheme, Canal Bank & Canal top Scheme, Bundling Scheme, grid Connection Solar Rooftop Scheme and other government schemes have been launched.
The National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) Renewable Energy Ltd (REL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Union Territory of Ladakh to launch the country's first Green Hydrogen Mobility project.

Green hydrogen is produced by water electrolysis using renewable energy (such as Solar, Wind) and has a low carbon footprint.

International Solar Alliance (ISA)

ISA, co-founded by India and France during the 2015 climate change conference in Paris
ISA is an intergovernmental organization with a global mandate to promote solar growth by helping to reduce financial and technological costs.
ISA is a major implementation center for the One Sun One World One Grid (OSOWOG), OSOWOG seeks to transfer solar energy generated in one place to supply the electricity needs of others.
ISA has taken the center of India's efforts to play a leading role in global climate change.
India has allocated 5 acres of land to ISA on the campus of the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Gurugram and has donated Rs. 160 crore to create a corpus fund, building infrastructure and meeting day to day recurring expenditure up to 2021-22.
NISE is an independent center of the Department of Energy and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and is a state-of-the-art National R&D center in the field of Solar Energy.