India Re-elected as ISA President for Third Consecutive Term
POWER & RENEWABLE ENERGY

India Re-elected as ISA President for Third Consecutive Term

India has been re-elected as President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for a third consecutive term at the alliance’s ninth session, held during the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit 2026. New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi announced the decision on Tuesday and said it reflected member countries’ continued confidence in India’s leadership.

Joshi said the session reaffirmed the principle that progress in solar energy should deliver shared benefits. He congratulated France on its re-election as co-President and reiterated India’s commitment to international solar cooperation under the vision of Power to Empower and the principle of One Sun, One World, One Grid.

India and France co-founded the ISA in 2015. The alliance now has 130 signatory and member countries and has developed into an important platform for cooperation, particularly among countries in the Global South. Discussions at the renewable energy summit are focused on translating solar commitments into investments, partnerships into projects and ambition into measurable impact.

Joshi highlighted the $200 mn Africa Solar Facility and India’s commitment of about Rs. 2.25 bn, or $25 mn, to expand access to affordable solar power. The $300 mn Nigeria Distributed Renewable Energy Fund was presented as a scalable model. ISA-supported projects in Fiji, Madagascar, Comoros and Seychelles are supplying power to healthcare facilities, schools, clean water systems and agricultural cold storage.

The alliance is also advancing aggregated solar and storage opportunities, beginning with Mauritius, for Small Island Developing States. Joshi said efforts were under way to empower 3 mn farmers through solar energy and Agri-PV, drawing on India’s PM-KUSUM scheme. Capacity-building programmes include 17 Solar Technology Application Resource Centres, the Global Capability Centre–SHINE and an AI-enabled ISA Academy. The Bharat Renewable Energy Summit, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 2, is scheduled to conclude on November 5.

India has been re-elected as President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for a third consecutive term at the alliance’s ninth session, held during the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit 2026. New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi announced the decision on Tuesday and said it reflected member countries’ continued confidence in India’s leadership. Joshi said the session reaffirmed the principle that progress in solar energy should deliver shared benefits. He congratulated France on its re-election as co-President and reiterated India’s commitment to international solar cooperation under the vision of Power to Empower and the principle of One Sun, One World, One Grid. India and France co-founded the ISA in 2015. The alliance now has 130 signatory and member countries and has developed into an important platform for cooperation, particularly among countries in the Global South. Discussions at the renewable energy summit are focused on translating solar commitments into investments, partnerships into projects and ambition into measurable impact. Joshi highlighted the $200 mn Africa Solar Facility and India’s commitment of about Rs. 2.25 bn, or $25 mn, to expand access to affordable solar power. The $300 mn Nigeria Distributed Renewable Energy Fund was presented as a scalable model. ISA-supported projects in Fiji, Madagascar, Comoros and Seychelles are supplying power to healthcare facilities, schools, clean water systems and agricultural cold storage. The alliance is also advancing aggregated solar and storage opportunities, beginning with Mauritius, for Small Island Developing States. Joshi said efforts were under way to empower 3 mn farmers through solar energy and Agri-PV, drawing on India’s PM-KUSUM scheme. Capacity-building programmes include 17 Solar Technology Application Resource Centres, the Global Capability Centre–SHINE and an AI-enabled ISA Academy. The Bharat Renewable Energy Summit, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 2, is scheduled to conclude on November 5.

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