On the occasion, ISA announced Green Hydrogen and Storage Start-up Challenge 2026 to identify and support innovative startups working at the forefront of green hydrogen and energy storage solutions.
About ISA
- Overview: ISA is a global intergovernmental organization dedicated to advancing solar power adoption for a carbon-neutral future.
- Launched: In 2015 by India and France at COP21 Climate Conference in Paris.
- Headquarters: Gurugram, India.
- Four Strategic Pillars:
- Catalytic Finance Hub to unlock and mobilise investments at scale;
- Global Capability Centre and Digitisation to foster innovation, digital platforms, and capacity building;
- Regional and Country-level Engagement to drive tailored interventions and
- Technology Roadmap and Policy to accelerate the deployment of emerging solar technologies.
- Mission: “Towards 1000 Strategy” aiming to mobilize USD 1,000 billion of investments in solar energy solutions by 2030 while delivering energy access to 1,000 million people using clean energy solutions and resulting in the installation of 1,000 GW of solar energy capacity.
- This would help mitigate global solar emissions to the tune of 1,000 million tonnes of CO, annually.
- Membership: 125 Member and Signatory Countries.
- Governance: ISA Assembly is the apex decision-making body of ISA, in which each Member Country is represented.
Key Initiatives under ISA
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