Germany may soon join International Solar Alliance
NEW DELHI : In what will add heft to International Solar Alliance (ISA) and India’ credentials on the global stage, Germany may join the first treaty-based international government organization headquartered here, said two people aware of the development.
This assumes significance, given that Germany is a member of P5+1 grouping, comprising of the five permanent members (P5)—China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and one of the earliest green economy proponent. Having a resource rich Germany onboard ISA will also add strategic and financial heft to the multilateral organisation co-founded by India, that is being leveraged by state run firms to land solar projects in member nations.
Germany’ membership to ISA, will also help with India’ ambitious cross-border power grid plan—‘One Sun One World One Grid’— that seeks to transfer solar power generated in one region to feed the electricity demands of others, as China attempts to co-opt countries into its One Belt One Road initiative.
