Colombo is about to get a serious dose of sunshine, not just from the skies, but from solar leaders flying in from across the region.
Starting tomorrow, the International Solar Alliance (ISA) is hosting its Seventh Regional Committee Meeting in Sri Lanka’s capital. Over three days, government officials, business heads, researchers, and regional experts will roll up their sleeves and dig into how to make solar energy easier to invest in, cheaper to deploy, and smarter to scale.
On the agenda? Big topics. The group will look at how countries can build solar systems that are ready for real-world investment, share power across borders, and plug into newer tools like green hydrogen, battery storage, and electric mobility. Think less talk, more tech.
Some key deals will also be inked during the event, as ISA members sign new partnership frameworks and team up with global players to get solar projects off the ground.
The larger goal is to move faster on four main tracks: getting finance where it’s needed, using tech centres to improve digital know-how, supporting local solar plans, and helping countries build smarter solar policies.
There’s also a push to back small island countries that face the hardest climate hits but have the fewest resources. ISA will look at how to get these nations onto the SIDS Solar Platform and use digital learning tools to train the next wave of solar workers.
This meeting builds on earlier work ISA did with the Asian Development Bank, especially around getting ready for green hydrogen. Those plans will now feed into live discussions that could shape future energy roadmaps across the region.
ISA was launched by India and France in 2015 and is still headquartered in India. And as usual, India’s leading the charge not just with ideas, but with real financial and technical muscle.
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