With the theme ‘Advancing Photo voltaic Cooperation Throughout a Area of Range and Alternative’, the assembly goals to function a confluence of strategic dialogue, data change, and action-oriented outcomes to strengthen the APAC area’s management within the international photo voltaic transition.
Ashish Khanna, Director Basic, ISA, stated in a press release, “The Asia and the Pacific Area is on the coronary heart of the worldwide vitality transition. The Regional Committee Assembly in Colombo is a chance to develop sensible, investment-ready options with the potential to scale throughout international locations and applied sciences. Whether or not it’s creating regional aggregated photo voltaic vitality platforms for SIDS, enabling regional interconnections between international locations, scaling up Asian establishments for integration of photo voltaic and digital innovation, or supporting the expansion of latest applied sciences like Inexperienced Hydrogen and storage, this assembly will assist chart a path in direction of a solar-powered future, grounded in partnerships and native management.”
The RCM chaired by the Vice President from the area, the Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, goals to function a platform to align regional photo voltaic priorities with ISA’s evolving strategic imaginative and prescient, anchored in its 4 foundational pillars:
- Catalytic Finance Hub: Increasing catalytic and blended finance initiatives to de-risk photo voltaic investments, with a view to scaling comparable amenities throughout Asia and the Pacific, constructing on ISA’s experiences in Africa.
- World Functionality Centre and Digitisation: Progressing ISA’s imaginative and prescient of the ‘Silicon Valley for Photo voltaic’ by a hub-and-spoke mannequin that connects STAR Centres, fosters innovation by way of the SolarX Startup Problem, and gives tailor-made technical help throughout Member Nations.
- Regional and Nation-Degree Platforms: Increasing initiatives just like the SIDS platform for e-tendering and e-procurement to combination regional demand and open wider market entry.
- Expertise Roadmap and Coverage Innovation: The Regional Committee Assembly will help ISA Member Nations in adopting superior photo voltaic applied sciences, diversifying provide chains, and integrating rising options like Inexperienced Hydrogen and vitality storage. These efforts construct on the ISA–ADB joint challenge on Ecosystem Readiness for Inexperienced Hydrogen, which was prominently showcased on the Asia Clear Vitality Discussion board (ACEF) 2025 held in Manila, Philippines. Throughout ACEF, ISA launched key experiences below this challenge, together with the Framework for Inexperienced Hydrogen Hubs, country-specific readiness assessments, and strategic roadmaps for Vitality Storage Programs and Lengthy Period Vitality Storage (LDES). These sources will immediately inform the expertise pathways and coverage discussions on the APAC RCM, enabling international locations to fast-track deployment and scale options throughout the area.
This Regional Committee Assembly will mark a big step in strengthening ISA’s regional engagement, paving the best way for impactful programmes, resilient partnerships, and long-term methods aligned with ISA’s Framework Settlement and the broader international local weather agenda.
