Sri Lanka agreement on International Solar Alliance
Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner in India, Chitranganee Wagiswara recently signed the Framework Agreement of the International Solar Alliance ( ISA) at the Ministry of External Affairs of India in New Delhi. The signed documents were handed over to Nagaraj Naidu, Joint Secretary ( I nvestments, Technolo g y Promotion and Energy Security Division) of the Ministry of External Affairs of India. Once the agreement is ratified, Sri Lanka will become a founding member of the ISA, a media release from the embassy said.
The ISA will provide solar resources rich countries, lying fully or partially between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, with an unprecedented opportunity to bring prosperity, energy security and sustainable development to the people. The objective of the ISA is to cooperate closely with its members and strive towards establishing mutual beneficial relationships with relevant organizations, public and private s t a k e h o l d e r s, and with non- member countries.