ISA to Host Seventh Regional Committee Meeting in Chile to Advance Solar Collaboration Across Latin America and the Caribbean

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) will host its Seventh Regional Committee Meeting (RCM) for the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region in Santiago, Chile, from August 4–6, 2025. The high-level gathering will convene representatives from ISA Member Countries, regional institutions, private sector leaders, think tanks, and youth innovators under the theme: “Harnessing Solar Power for Resilience, Growth, and Unity in the Region.”

The meeting aims to catalyze clean energy access across LAC through innovation, strategic collaboration, and policy alignment. ISA Director General Ashish Khanna emphasized the region’s vital role in the global energy transition, citing its abundant solar and hydro resources, and vast reserves of critical minerals like lithium. He highlighted the ISA’s focus on private finance mobilization, digital transformation, and capability-building to help LAC nations follow a robust solar development pathway.

The RCM, chaired by Grenada, will align LAC priorities with ISA’s strategic pillars: catalytic finance, global capability centers, regional procurement platforms, and policy roadmaps for green hydrogen, energy storage, and mineral supply chains.

Key highlights include:

• SolarX Startup Challenge, which will announce 15 regional winners by COP30;
• SIDS Solar Platform, focused on aggregating solar demand for Caribbean island nations;
• Advancing digitization and blended finance models via ISA’s Multi-Donor Trust Fund;
• Showcasing ISA’s Global Capability Centre and STAR-C initiatives to strengthen institutional capacities.

The event, supported by the Embassy of India in Chile, OLADE, and Brazil (incoming COP30 Presidency), will reinforce cross-border innovation and public-private partnerships. ISA aims to position solar energy as a cornerstone of the region’s climate and economic resilience strategy, while charting a roadmap aligned with the ISA Framework Agreement and global 1.5°C goals.

Currently, 26 nations from the region are affiliated with ISA, comprising 23 Member Countries and 3 Signatories.