We, the Parties to this Agreement,
Recalling the Paris Declaration on the International Solar Alliance of 30th November 2015 and the shared ambition to undertake joint efforts required to reduce
the cost of finance and the cost of technology, mobilize more than US $ 1000 billion
of investments needed by 2030 for massive deployment of solar energy, and pave the
way for future technologies adapted to the needs,
Recognizing that solar energy provides countries with an unprecedented opportunity
to bring prosperity, energy security and sustainable development to their peoples,
Acknowledging the specific and common obstacles that still stand in the way of rapid
and massive scale-up of solar energy in these countries,
Affirming that these obstacles can be addressed if solar resource rich countries act
in a coordinated manner, with strong political impulse and resolve, and that better
harmonizing and aggregating the demand for inter alia solar finance, technologies,
innovation or capacity building, across countries, will provide a strong lever to
lower costs, increase quality, and bring reliable and affordable solar energy within
the reach of all,
United in their desire to establish an effective mechanism of coordination and decision-making
among them,