International Solar Alliance Assembly

About International Solar Alliance Assembly:

• It is the apex decision-making body of International Solar Alliance (ISA), representing each Member Country.
• This body makes decisions concerning the implementation of the ISA’s Framework Agreement and coordinated actions to be taken to achieve its objective.
• Functions: The Assembly deliberates matters of substance, such as the selection of the Director General, the functioning of ISA, approval of the operating budget, etc.
• It meets annually at the ministerial level at the ISA’s seat.
• It assesses the aggregate effect of the programmes and other activities in terms of deployment of solar energy, performance, reliability, cost and scale of finance.
• Members: 120 countries are signatories to the ISA Framework Agreement, of which 102 countries have submitted the necessary instruments of ratification to become full members of the ISA.
• The Republic of India holds the office of the President of the ISA Assembly, with the Government of the French Republic as the co-president.
• The Seventh Session of the ISA Assembly will deliberate on initiatives of ISA that impact energy access, security, and transitions with a focus on:
  • Empowering Member Countries to adopt solar energy as the energy source of choice
  • Make energy access universal by supporting solar entrepreneurs to scale up local solutions
  • Mobilise finance to speed up solar deployment

What is the International Solar Alliance?

• It was formed at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Paris in 2015.
• It is an action-oriented, member-driven, collaborative platformfor increased deployment of solar energy technologies.
• Headquarter:National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) in Gurugram, India.