Piyush Goyal, India’s power minister, is entreating African countries to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA) to promote solar energy round the globe.
"African countries would benefit immensely by joining the ISA that is headquartered in New Delhi," Goyal said while addressing the 11th CII-Exim Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership.
Exim Bank, the Minister said, would explain the finer aspects of ISA to African governments and also work toward the engagement of Indian companies for solar projects in Africa through the line of credit (LoC) route.
Goyal called on India and Africa to deepen partnerships for development of micro-grid and off-grid projects as part of the realization of UN’s Sustainability Development Goals.