International Solar Alliance Assembly

18.10.2024

International Solar Alliance Assembly

Why in the news?                                                                                                                             

           Recently, the curtain raiser for the Seventh Session of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Assembly was hosted in New Delhi.

About International Solar Alliance Assembly:

• It is the apex decision-making body of International Solar Alliance (ISA), representing each Member Country.
• This body makes decisions concerning the implementation of the ISA’s Framework Agreement and coordinated actions to be taken to achieve its objective.
• Functions: The Assembly deliberates matters of substance, such as the selection of the Director General, the functioning of ISA, approval of the operating budget, etc.
• It meets annually at the ministerial level at the ISA’s seat.
• It assesses the aggregate effect of the programmes and other activities in terms of deployment of solar energy, performance, reliability, cost and scale of finance.
• Members: 120 countries are signatories to the ISA Framework Agreement, of which 102 countries have submitted the necessary instruments of ratification to become full members of the ISA.
• The Republic of India holds the office of the President of the ISA Assembly, with the Government of the French Republic as the co-president.
• The Seventh Session of the ISA Assembly will deliberate on initiatives of ISA that impact energy access, security, and transitions with a focus on:

○Empowering Member Countries to adopt solar energy as the energy source of choice

○Make energy access universal by supporting solar entrepreneurs to scale up local solutions

○Mobilize finance to speed up solar deployment

What is the International Solar Alliance?

• It was formed at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Paris in 2015.
• It is an action-oriented, member-driven, collaborative platform for increased deployment of solar energy technologies.
• Headquarter:National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) in Gurugram, India.

                                                                 Source: PIB

Consider the following statements regarding International Solar Alliance Assembly:

Statement-I:It is the apex decision-making body of International Solar Alliance (ISA), representing each Member Country.

Statement-II: It meets biennial at the ministerial level at the ISA’s seat.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

A.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I.

B.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I.

C.Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect.

D.Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct.

Answer C