TRANSFORMING INDIA

Innovation for Viksit Bharat

Initiative Details

Project Name International Solar Alliance
Department/State/District Department of Environment Conservation & Energy
Sector Enviornment Conservation & Energy
Year 2019
Project Details

Summary

Countries located between the Topic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn are largely counted as developing countries, These countries are also confronted by a significant scarcity of fossil duel resources as compared to their energy needs. However, on the flip side, these countries also received copious amounts of solar radiation as they are bestowed with more than 300 sunny days in a year. This opens up huge possibilities for cost effective utilization of solar radiation for meeting energy equity and affordability. In June 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi envisioned an imitative for bringing solar resources rich nation together for mutual cooperation to upscale the utilization of their solar energy generation potential... Read More