Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande will jointly inaugurate the interim secretariat of the International Solar Alliance, ISA today. Mr Hollande will also lay the foundation stone of the headquarters of the ISA, which is aimed at increasing utilisation and promotion of solar energy in solar-rich nations. The event will be held at the National Institute of Solar Energy in Gurgaon. The ISA is specialized platform for cooperation among 121 solar resource rich countries lying fully or partially between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. <br/><br/>The ISA will be a major international body headquartered in India. It will be a new beginning for accelerating development and deployment of solar energy for achieving universal energy access and energy security of the present and future generations. The Paris declaration on International Solar Alliance states that countries share the collective ambition to undertake innovative and concerted efforts for reducing the cost of finance and cost of technology for immediate deployment of competitive solar generation. More than 1000 Billion US Dollars of investments are needed by 2030 for the massive deployment of affordable solar energy and to pave the way for future solar generation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande will jointly inaugurate the interim secretariat of the International Solar Alliance, ISA today. Mr Hollande will also lay the foundation stone of the headquarters of the ISA, which is aimed at increasing utilisation and promotion of solar energy in solar-rich nations. The event will be held at the National Institute of Solar Energy in Gurgaon. The ISA is specialized platform for cooperation among 121 solar resource rich countries lying fully or partially between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. <br/><br/>The ISA will be a major international body headquartered in India. It will be a new beginning for accelerating development and deployment of solar energy for achieving universal energy access and energy security of the present and future generations. The Paris declaration on International Solar Alliance states that countries share the collective ambition to undertake innovative and concerted efforts for reducing the cost of finance and cost of technology for immediate deployment of competitive solar generation. More than 1000 Billion US Dollars of investments are needed by 2030 for the massive deployment of affordable solar energy and to pave the way for future solar generation.<br/><br/>Before that, French President Francois Hollande will be accorded ceremonial reception at the forecourts of Rashtrapati Bhawan in a short while from now. Later, he will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House. Thereafter signing of agreements in various key sectors will take place. <br/><br/>On 26th, the French President will witness Republic Day parade at Rajpath as the chief guest. Mr Hollande arrived in Chandigarh yesterday on a three-day visit to India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande will jointly inaugurate the interim secretariat of the International Solar Alliance, ISA today. Mr Hollande will also lay the foundation stone of the headquarters of the ISA, which is aimed at increasing utilisation and promotion of solar energy in solar-rich nations. The event will be held at the National Institute of Solar Energy in Gurgaon.<br/>The ISA is specialized platform for cooperation among 121 solar resource rich countries lying fully or partially between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. <br/>The ISA will be a major international body headquartered in India. It will be a new beginning for accelerating development and deployment of solar energy for achieving universal energy access and energy security of the present and future generations. The Paris declaration on International Solar Alliance states that countries share the collective ambition to undertake innovative and concerted efforts for reducing the cost of finance and cost of technology for immediate deployment of competitive solar generation. More than 1000 Billion US Dollars of investments are needed by 2030 for the massive deployment of affordable solar energy and to pave the way for future solar generation.