New Delhi: The first conference of the India-initiated International Solar Alliance (ISA) will be held here on March 11, an official announcement was made here on Thursday.
“We are expecting heads of state from France, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Ghana, Australia, Venezuela and Bangladesh,” T S Tirumurti, Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs, told reporters here.
He said India and France will co-host the mega event in the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron.
He said the Summit would discuss various projects being prepared by different countries in areas, including rural electrification, off grid solar, water supply and irrigation.
New and Renewable Energy Secretary Anand Kumar said India has already achieved 17 GW of solar power generation capacity.
Source: uniindia
