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June 23, 2025

Certified Online Training for Capacity Building Institutions and Decision-Makers in Bhutan, PNG and Senegal.

A Certified Trainings for Capacity Building Institutions and Decision-Makers was successfully organized by the International Solar Alliance (ISA), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), with financial support from the...
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June 23, 2025

Advancing Solar Thermal Energy Standards in East Africa: Regional Training and Consultation Sessions Lay the Foundation for Quality Infrastructure Implementation

Kampala, Uganda – 13 June, 2025: Policymakers and technical experts from the Ministries of Energy and the Standards bodies from across the East African Community (EAC) gathered this week for a...
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April 28, 2025

International Solar Alliance’s Post

The International Solar Alliance (ISA), in collaboration with the Department of Energy, Ministry of Energy & Natural Resources, Bhutan(MoENR), successfully conducted a three-day Solar PV Training Programme earlier this month...
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April 15, 2025

The Solar Academy: A flagship achievement of the STAR C project in Senegal

Establishment of Solar Academy in SenegalDownload
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Objectives and Outcomes

Priorities and goals

Objectives & Outcomes

The overall objective is to create a strong network of institutional capacities within ISA Member States to enhance quality infrastructure (QI) for the uptake of solar energy product and service markets, particularly in least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing states (SIDS).

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Improved quality and certification frameworks for PV and solar thermal products

& services

Enhanced capacities of institutions to offer certified quality solar curricula and Training

Increased impact of solar networks and knowledge management systems

Effective STAR-C management and governance structure established and sustained

Origin & Milestones

Project Management

Background
& origin

On 19 March 2018 the International Solar Alliance (ISA), based in New Delhi, India, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) signed a Joint Declaration on the joint promotion of solar energy globally.

Support
& request

Following a joint UNIDO programming mission to New Delhi, on 16th October 2019, the Director General of ISA submitted an official request to UNIDO to provide support for the development and implementation of the International Solar Technology and Application Resource Centres (STAR-C) programme.

Agreement
& signature

On 15th June 2021, a Trust Fund Agreement between UNIDO and ISA for the preparatory assistance, and on 26th October 2021, an agreement between ISA and the Government of France through the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France were signed.

Launch
& implementation

The STAR-C project will be launched in 2023 with initial limited funding of the Government of France, which is supposed to have a leverage effect. To increase the impact of the initiative, it is planned to mobilise further funding support during the implementation of the project.

Partners

Leading organizations

Beneficiaries

Target countries

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PROJECT PARTNERS

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PROJECT BENEFICIARIES

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TARGET COUNTRIES

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INVOLVED STAKEHOLDERS

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