Panama has officially ratified the International Solar Alliance (ISA), marking its entry as the 97th member nation.

ABOUT ISA

• The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an action-oriented, member-driven, collaborative platform for increased deployment of solar energy technologies as a means for bringing energy access, ensuring energy security, and driving energy transition in its member countries.
• HQ- Gurugram
• ISA was conceived as a joint effort by India and France.
• It was conceptualized on the sidelines of the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Paris in 2015.
• With the amendment of its Framework Agreement in 2020, all member states of the United Nations are now eligible to join the ISA.
• Currently, 116 countries are signatories to the ISA Framework Agreement.
• The ISA is guided by its ‘Towards 1000’ strategy which aims to
  • mobilise USD 1,000 billion of investments in solar energy solutions by 2030,
  • while delivering energy access to 1,000 million people using clean energy solutions and
  • resulting in installation of 1,000 GW of solar energy capacity.