Alliance to benefit from international fora, says Khanna
Ashish Khanna, Director General – Designate, International Solar Alliance (ISA), says he plans to expand the global green energy’s reach and impact, and focus has to shift from ‘what’ to ‘how’ as most countries are aware of what needs to be done, but require assistance in reaching those goals.
The Alliance will benefit from participating in international fora, where the motivation should be two-fold: to explore collaborations, work together, and learn from each other’s experiences, he said.
Moving forward, he said he looks forward to building on “what is working well and grooming existing partnerships”, and he stressed purity of intent and passion for results.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy announced Khanna appointment on 4 Nov 2024.
The Director General of ISA plays a crucial role in supporting the Assembly in advancing the International Solar Alliance mandate. This includes supporting to Member Countries in addressing common challenges and engaging in coordinated action to scale up the deployment of solar energy globally.
Dr Ajay Mathur, who has led the Alliance since 2021, will conclude his tenure on 14 March 2025. Under his leadership, the Alliance has achieved significant milestones, including a monumental rise in Member & Signatory Countries tallying at 103 and 17, respectively, the completion and launch of demonstration projects, and the successful identification of 50 start-ups with potential to dynamise their countries’ journey towards solar energy.
His contributions have laid strong foundations to equal challenges that global solar deployment presents under the broad ambits of investments – via the Global Solar Facility, infrastructure through setting up of solar demonstration projects, and indigenisation – via the STAR-Centres and other ISA programme-related trainings.
The ISA is an international organisation with 120 Member and Signatory countries. It works with governments to improve energy access and security worldwide and promote solar power as a sustainable transition to a carbon-neutral future. ISA’s mission is to unlock US$1 trillion of investments in solar by 2030 while reducing the cost of the technology and its financing. It promotes the use of solar energy in the agriculture, health, transport, and power generation sectors. Fiinews.com
