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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.” “ 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 may 2018 Global MDA Journal 15