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International Solar Alliance (ISA)

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an intergovernmental organisation established in 2015, jointly launched by India and France at the Paris Climate Conference (COP21). Originally limited to countries located between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn (sunshine countries), the ISA amended its Framework Agreement in 2020 to allow all UN member states to join. ISA is headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana, India, and serves as a platform to mobilise $1 trillion in solar investment by 2030.

Key details

ISA launched: November 30, 2015 (COP21, Paris); treaty entered into force December 6, 2017.
ISA headquarters: Gurugram (Gurgaon), Haryana, India.
Founding objective: mobilise $1 trillion in solar energy investments by 2030.
Membership eligibility: expanded to all UN member states in 2020.
India's contribution: ISA receives financial and administrative support from India; MNRE (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) is the nodal ministry.
Ecuador joining ISA: expands the alliance's geographic coverage into South America; connects to Ecuador's solar energy potential.