PROFILE
non-fossil sources (renewable, large hydro,
and nuclear) by 2030. it is based on world
co operation.
Joint efforts include innovative policies,
projects, programmes, capacity building
measures and financial instruments to
mobilise more than USD 1 trillion dollars
of investments that are needed by 2030.
The reduced cost of finance would enable
the undertaking of more ambitious solar
energy programmes.
With 19 countries ratifying its framework
agreement, the International Solar
Alliance (ISA) became the first treaty-based
international government organisation to
be based in India.
Indian Prime Minister Mr. Modi said that he was encouraged by the industry support shown so
far for solar energy. He said: “the sun is the source of all energy. The world must turn to solar, the
power of our future.”
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Five Key Focus Areas
promote solar technologies, new business models and
investment in the solar sector to enhance prosperity
formulate projects and programmes to promote solar
applications
develop innovative financial mechanisms to reduce cost
of capital
build a common knowledge e-Portal
facilitate capacity building for promotion and absorption
of solar technologies and R&D among member countries
International Solar Alliance (ISA) has partnered with World
Bank to launch Global Solar Atlas at an ISA event at the World
Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi. Global Solar Atlasis a free
online tool that displays annual average solar power potential
at any location in the world and thus identify potential sites
for solar power generation. World Bank announced “This tool
will help governments save millions of dollars on their own
research and provide investors and solar developers with an
easily accessible and uniform platform to compare resource
potential between sites in one region or across multiple
countries.”
MR. Riccardo Puliti
Senior Director, Head of the Energy
and Extractive Resources Global
Practice at World Bank Group
“The World Bank is seeing a surge
of interest from our clients in solar
power as a result of the dramatic
cost decreases over the past few
years. We hope that the Global
Solar Atlas will help inform the
crucial planning and investment
decisions that will need to be taken
over the next decade to shift to more
sustainable forms of energy.”
Mr. Piyush Goyal
This new tool will
assist governments
and investors to obtain
an initial indication of
solar resource potential
before carrying out
their own more detailed
analysis.”
The location specific information provided by the Atlas
involves three main different methodologies: solar radiation
model, air temperature model, and PV power simulation
model. Solar radiation and air temperature modeling result
in a series of pre-calculated data layers that can be retrieved
at (almost) any location on the map. Additional information
about a possible PV system type and configuration is used
for the PV power simulation, which is calculated on-demand
using Solargis internal algorithms and databases.
UPCOMING Events
ISA Secretariat is organizing
the 2nd National Focal Point
Conclave
Date
10th-18th March, 2018
Founding Ceremony of
International Solar Alliance on
11th March, 2018. 11th March, 2018
Re-scheduling of 10th ISA Get
Together meeting from 21st
February to 21st March, 2018 21st March, 2018
2nd Global RE-INVEST INDIA-
ISA Partnership 19 - 21st April, 2018
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