India welcomes Congo into International Solar Alliance

India welcomes Congo into International Solar Alliance

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Category : International Published on: February 06 2023

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  • India has welcomed Congo into the International Solar Alliance.
  • According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement was signed by Raymond Serge Bell, Ambassador of the Republic of Congo in the presence of Joint Secretary (Economic Diplomacy).
  • International Solar Alliance is a treaty-based intergovernmental organization whose primary function is to promote solar development by reducing the cost of financing and technology.
  • It is the nodal agency to implement 'One Sun, One World, One Grid'.
  • It was launched by the Prime Minister of India and the President of France on 30 November 2015 at the Conference of the Parties (COP-21) to the UNFCCC in France (Paris) along with 121 solar resource rich nations.
  • Member-113 countries have signed this Framework Agreement. 
  • Its Headquarters is in Gurugram, India.
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