| Event | India and France elected as President and Co-President of ISA for 2024-2026 term. |
| Venue | 7th Session of ISA Assembly at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. |
| Dates | 3rd to 6th November, 2024. |
| Key Figures | * ISA President: India (sole candidate). * Co-President: France (won against Grenada). * Director General-Designate: Ashish Khanna (to assume office in March 2025). |
| Regional Vice Presidents and Vice Chairs | * Africa: Ghana, Seychelles (Vice Presidents); South Sudan, Comoros (Vice Chairs). * Asia and the Pacific: Australia, Sri Lanka (Vice Presidents); UAE, Papua New Guinea (Vice Chairs). * Europe and Others: Germany, Italy (Vice Presidents); Greece, Norway (Vice Chairs). * Latin America and Caribbean: Grenada, Suriname (Vice Presidents); Jamaica, Haiti (Vice Chairs. |
| ISA's Mission and Investment Goals | Mobilize over USD 1,000 billion by 2030 for large-scale solar energy deployment. Objectives include scaling up solar energy, reducing costs, and promoting innovation. |
| ISA's Role in Green Energy Transition | Promotes renewable energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and advance global climate mitigation efforts. |
| ISA Demonstration Projects (Initiated in 2020) | Targeted at Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Beneficiaries include Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cuba, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Samoa, Senegal, The Gambia, and Tonga. |
| Viability Gap Funding (VGF) Scheme | Proposes funding support between 10% and 35% of solar project costs for LDCs and SIDS. |
| India's "Panchamrit" Pledge at COP26 (2021) | Key Commitments: * Achieve 500 GW non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030. * Generate 50% energy from renewables by 2030. * Reduce emissions by 1 billion tonnes by 2030. * Decrease emissions intensity of GDP by 45% by 2030. * Achieve net-zero emissions by 2070. |
| ISA Background | Established in November 2015 by India's PM Modi and France's President Hollande. |
