ISA to Publicize 5 Years Program for Scaling Rooftop Solar During RE-INVEST India 2017

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron are likely to attend the ISA Founding Ceremony during RE-INVEST India 2017.

The International Solar Alliance Program is scheduled to launch during RE-INVEST India 2017 on 8^th December. The objective of ISA Program will be to promote, assess potential, harmonize demand and pool resources for rapid deployment of and scaling up Rooftop Solar (Off-Grid and Grid-Connected) in pursuit of the objectives of the Paris Declaration, 2015 and towards fulfillment of its obligations under Article II and III (2) of Framework Agreement.

The Program of 5 years duration, from the date of launch or till year 2022, will cover the following:

• Off-Grid and Grid-connected roof-top solar in 121 Prospective Member Countries including Island States with the support of ISA Member Countries, Partner Countries and Other Countries;
• All types, shapes and sizes of roof and in various rooftop segments viz. residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and others, either public or private, in rural, semi-urban and urban areas;
• All kinds of existing or future technologies in the field of Solar PV Modules, Thin Films, Flexible Modules, Solar Tiles, etc.; Inverters, Hybrid Inverters, Micro-Inverters, Power Controllers, etc.; Storage Devices, Module Mounting/Fixing Structures, Smart Meters, Measuring Instruments, Tracking/ Remote Monitoring Systems, Auto-Panel Cleaning Devices, Cables, Cable Treys, Connecters, Junction Boxes, Distribution Boxes, Relays, Fuses, Arrestors, Safety Devices, etc. subject to their meeting the relevant IEC Codes and/or other Codes or Standards or regulations as specified by the Member Country, Partner Country, ISA or the Appropriate Authority.

The draft was updated during the curtain raiser of the RE-INVEST 2017 and ISA foundation ceremony, which was chaired by the newly appointed Power Minister, RK Singh.