The Republic of India has been re-elected President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for a third consecutive term, while France was re-elected Co-President at the Alliance’s ninth Assembly in New Delhi.
Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy and ISA President Pralhad Joshi said the Alliance would focus on mobilising investment, accelerating solar deployment and turning shared ambitions into practical outcomes.
“The message from this Assembly is clear: the future of solar must be built through shared responsibility, sustained investment and collective action,” Joshi said. He added that the discussions would focus on moving “from solar commitments to investments, from partnerships to projects, and from ambition to impact”.
Mathieu Lefèvre, France Minister Delegate for Ecological Transition, said, “ France announces a voluntary contribution of €50,000 to the Alliance for 2026 and France has been a member since its inception and will remain so.”
Financing solar projects in Africa featured prominently. ISA Director General Ashish Khanna said the Africa facility would help attract private investment to decentralised projects such as rooftop solar, mini-grids and agrivoltaics. Together, the Africa and Nigeria facilities represent US$500 million in financing initiatives, he said.
The ISA also launched SHINE, the Strategic Hub for Innovation and Execution, as part of a wider capability-building plan for member countries. Khanna said the Alliance was working with small island countries to support a shift from diesel and fuel oil to solar power and storage. He noted that dependence on these fuels can account for as much as 15 per cent of some countries’ GDP. Mauritius’s 220-megawatt solar-and-storage tender has been awarded to the private sector, with investment estimated at nearly half a billion dollars.
The Assembly is also seeing the release of eight analytical products, including India’s Storage Action Strategy and Ease of Doing Solar, which examines solar deployment across 127 countries. Khanna said other publications would address global solar trends and e-mobility.
Reflecting on energy security, Khanna said ISA member countries increasingly viewed solar and storage as important not only for climate action but also for energy sovereignty.
