New Delhi: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) announced on Wednesday that India will host the eighth session of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Assembly in New Delhi from October 27 to 30 at Bharat Mandapam. A curtain-raiser for the event was launched by Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi, who also serves as President of the ISA Assembly.
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Joshi invited global partners to converge on India’s “One Sun, One Vision” agenda and underscored the country’s achievements in the renewable energy sector. He said India had crossed the milestone of 50 percent of its installed electricity generation capacity coming from non-fossil fuel sources well ahead of schedule. “With approximately 125 GW of solar capacity, India is the world’s third-largest solar producer. With PM Surya Ghar – Muft Bijli Yojana, more than 20 lakh households are benefiting from solar power,” he said.
The minister also highlighted that the PM-KUSUM scheme aims to install 10 GW of small solar plants, support 1.4 million off-grid solar pumps, and solarise 3.5 million grid-connected agricultural pumps, bringing clean energy access to India’s rural and agricultural communities.
MNRE Secretary Santosh Kumar Sarangi said India currently ranks third globally in solar power capacity, fourth in wind power, and third in overall renewable energy installations. He added that India is rapidly emerging as a green hydrogen manufacturing hub, targeting the production of 5 million tonnes by 2031 under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.
ISA Director General Ajay Mathur said the world is at a crucial juncture where renewable capacity is accelerating, and solar energy must move from ambition to execution. He noted that the ISA is helping catalyse solar projects, harmonise global standards, and advance cross-border energy cooperation through frameworks like the “One Sun, One World, One Grid” initiative.
The upcoming Assembly will focus on four strategic areas — catalytic finance, global capability and digitisation, regional engagement, and technology and policy development. Deliberations will centre on scaling solar deployment, easing finance flows for developing nations, supporting small island states, and advancing innovations such as floating solar, green hydrogen, and solar-powered agriculture. Key reports like Ease of Doing Solar 2025 and Solar Trends 2025 will also be launched at the event.
Ahead of the Assembly, ISA organised regional committee meetings in Brussels, Colombo, Santiago and Accra to align regional energy priorities with global solar goals. These discussions, covering finance, innovation and access to solar energy, will shape the agenda for New Delhi.
The International Solar Alliance, jointly launched by India and France at COP21 in Paris in 2015, has grown into the largest treaty-based inter-governmental organisation from the Global South, with 124 member and signatory countries. The Alliance’s mission is to mobilise finance, harmonise standards, and build solar capacity across developing economies.
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By hosting the ISA Assembly weeks before COP30 in Brazil, India seeks to reinforce its position at the heart of global solar diplomacy and climate action. The event will offer a platform for governments, financiers, and industry leaders to discuss scaling up solar and green hydrogen to drive the global clean energy transition.
