Africa is at the centre of the International Solar Alliance’s (ISA) mission to accelerate solar-powered development and achieve universal energy access.

With the world’s highest solar potential and fast-growing economies driving up energy demand, large-scale solar deployment can bridge the continent’s energy gap with clean, affordable solutions.

The upcoming Regional Committee Meeting (RCM) for Africa in Accra will be a pivotal moment to channel investments, strengthen institutional capacity and align the continent’s solar ambitions with global action.

In the run-up to the Meeting Ashish Khanna, Director General, International Solar Alliance, noted, “Africa receives less than 2% of global clean energy investments, even as over 600 million people remain without access to electricity despite the continent’s vast solar potential. This must change.

"At the Regional Committee Meeting in Accra, we are moving from ambition to action— partnering on platforms like Mission 300, bringing governments, financiers, innovators, and partners together to unlock private sector-led solar investments, strengthen policies and institutions and build local capacity."

Guided by ISA’s four pillars—Catalytic Finance Hub, Global Capability Centre and Digitisation, Technology Roadmap and Policy and Regional and Country-level Engagement.

"We are advancing initiatives such as the Africa Solar Facility, facilitating solar-led agricultural transformation and STAR-Centres of Excellence to de-risk capital, foster innovation, provide digital and AI solutions to create jobs and inclusive growth.

"Our goal is not just to share solutions, but to shape them together with African nations—ensuring no one is left behind in the solar revolution, "Ashish Khanna said.