The ISA’s first International Solar Festival, being held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Thursday( 05 September 2024) and Friday, was kicked off by Modi, who vowed India’s support for “every effort to build an inclusive, clean and green planet.”

Modi was addressing the festival’s participants in a video message from Singapore, where he is on a state visit.

India’s installed solar energy capacity stands at about 70 gigawatts, with the potential estimated at 748 GW, according to the National Institute of Solar Energy.

About the International Solar Alliance(ISA)

The International Solar Alliance, launched by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and France’s then-President Francois Hollande during the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference, or COP21, in Paris, the ISA comprises over 100 signatory countries.