Overview
- At an ISA SIDS Platform session in Belém, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav said India has surpassed 500 GW of installed capacity with a 50% non-fossil share, five years ahead of its NDC target.
- More than two million Indian households have adopted rooftop solar under programs highlighted by the minister as driving household savings and resilience.
- The ISA SIDS Platform was presented as a digital and financial ecosystem using standardised procurement, blended finance and local capacity building to accelerate solar deployment for island states.
- India spotlighted integrated solar-and-battery projects, including a large Ladakh installation designed to store enough clean power for a city, as models that can reduce diesel reliance in remote regions.
- Japan’s environment minister reported the Joint Crediting Mechanism has grown to 31 partner countries with over 280 projects aligned with Paris Agreement Article 6 cooperation.