PM Modi speaks at the first summit of International Solar Alliance: Key points

| Updated: Mar 11, 2018, 10:59 IST

Highlights

The first summit of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) held on Sunday and co-hosted by President Ram Nath Kovind and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron saw 23 heads of nations and 10 ministerial representatives in attendance.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the gathering, and here are the key points from his speech:
PM Modi speaks at the first summit of the International Solar Alliance. (Twitter/@MEAIndia)PM Modi speaks at the first summit of the International Solar Alliance. (Twitter/@MEAIndia)
*The Vedas consider the Sun the soul of the world and a life nurturer. Today we need to look at this ancient idea to find a way to combat climate change

*India will produce 175 gigawatts of electricity from renewable sources by 2022. Of this, 100 gigawatts will come from solar energy


*The distribution of 28 crore LED bulbs in three years has saved $2 billion and four gigawatts of electricity


*The development of solar energy will not just lead to our prosperity, but will also reduce the carbon footprint of the earth


*We must ensure that better and affordable solar technology is available to all


*If we link other forms of energy to solar, the results will be even better


*Solar energy can have a variety of uses - agriculture, solar water pumps, clean cooking


*We need to encourage innovation in the solar energy sector to find different uses for it



*For the good of humanity, we will have to move out of the personal and work as a family to achieve our aim



*We must strive toward a strong and professional ISA Secretariat

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