Glasgow climate summit to throw light on India's global solar grid plan

The 26th edition of the UN Climate Change Conference is likely may take up the ambitious One Sun One World One Grid (OSOWOG) plan pitched by India. OSOWOG aims to build a global solar grid that will help transfer of solar power from one part of the world to another.

The summit, referred to the Conference of the Parties or COP26, will be held in Glasgow, UK, from October 31 to November 12, 2021. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is in-charge of implementing the initiative. Ajay Mathur, Director-General of ISA, said the government has asked the agency to carry out a study on the viability of the initiative.