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PM NARENDRA MODI TO INAUGURATE FIRST
WORLD SOLAR TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT ON
SEPT 8

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first World Solar Technol-
ogy Summit that will be held on September 8, 2020. The summit is being organised
by the International Solar Alliance
(ISA) on a virtual platform.
 The first World Solar Technology
Summit will focus on state-of-the-art
technologies and next-generation
technologies that will help boost ef-
forts towards harnessing solar energy
more efficiently. This was announced by Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh
on August 17, 2020.
 The World Solar Technology Summit is expected to drive the necessary growth
of solar energy around the world through innovations. The Renewable Energy
Minister stated that at this crucial junction when the world is battling the corona
pandemic, the collective efforts of the ISA members will not only help face this
challenge but also provide impetus towards achieving the objective of “univer-
sal electricity access to all.”
 PM Modi will be delivering the inaugural address of the First World Solar Tech-
nology Summit. The summit is expected to see participation from ministers from
member countries from across all ISA regions.
 Besides this, Nobel Prize Winner Dr. M Stanley Whittingham will be present-
ing the keynote address during the inaugural ceremony. Dr. Whittingham was
awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with John B Goodenough &
Akira Yoshino in 2019 for the revolutionary discovery of lithium-ion batteries.
 The ISA would also be launching the ISA Journal on Solar Energy (I JOSE) on
the occasion that would help authors from across the globe to publish their ar-
ticles on solar energy.
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 The articles in the journal would be reviewed by global experts. They would be
reaching the Member nations through ISA’s STAR (Solar Technology and Ap-
plication Resource centers) centres and NFPs (National Focal points).
 The summit would see deliberations on low cost, innovative and affordable solar
technologies by high-level dignitaries from the scientific research and develop-
ment world.
 Several senior government functionaries and heads of global corporations, finan-
cial and multilateral institutions, think tanks, civil society and foundations are
expected to be present during the inaugural session.
 There will also be a CEO conclave where CEOs of top global corporations that
have made pathbreaking progress in implementing and scaling up solar tech-
nologies will take part.
 There will be four technical sessions that will be available in different languages
including English, Spanish, French and Arabic. The sessions will see leading
companies and research organisations from around the world present their work
and deliberate on latest trends in solar technologies.

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