• The agreement was signed by Ashish Khanna, Director General (DG), ISA, and Professor Rangan Banerjee, Director, IIT Delhi.

About the Framework:
Purpose: The framework strengthens collaboration between ISA and IIT Delhi’s Department of Energy Science and Engineering to enhance global clean energy capacity.
Previous Collaboration: The partnership has supported an M.Tech (Master of Technology) programme in Renewable Energy Technologies and Management (RETM) for professionals from 18 developing countries in Africa and the Asia-Pacific.
Key Objectives: The collaboration focuses on four core areas include:

• Capacity: Develops global solar talent through Solar Technology Application Resource-Centre (STAR-C) trainer programmes and a one-year Post Graduate Diploma (PGD)based on a Train-the-Trainers (ToT) model.
• Academic: Expands programmes beyond M. Tech to include Master’s in Public Policy (MPP) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Solar Energy, leveraging INES (Institut National de l’Énergie Solaire), France, to create a global framework for clean energy capability.
• Research: Promotes solar research integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Blockchain technologies.
• Knowledge: Organises joint workshops and outreach to strengthen global solar knowledge-sharing.