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“The One Sun One World One Grid and Green Grids Initiative is an idea whose time has come. If the world has to move to a clean and green future, these interconnected transnational grids are going to be critical solutions,” said PM Modi during his speech in Glasgow.
What is OSOWOG?
“One Sun One World One Grid” will be the first international network of global interconnected solar power grid which will combine large-scale solar power stations, wind farms and grids with rooftop solar and community grids to ensure a reliable, resilient and affordable supply of clean energy for all.
The project is being spearheaded by the governments of India and the UK in partnership with the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the World Bank Group and will bring together a global coalition of national governments, international financial and technical organisations, legislators, power system operators and knowledge leaders to accelerate the construction of the new infrastructure needed for a world powered by clean energy.
What is the aim of the project?
The concept of a single global grid for solar was first outlined at the First Assembly of the ISA in late 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
OSOWOG envisions building and scaling inter-regional energy grids to share solar energy across the globe, leveraging the differences of time zones, seasons, resources, and prices between countries and regions.
It will also help decarbonise energy production, which is today the largest source of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Aiming to synergize its efforts and actions with other similar initiatives globally, OSOWOG had joined hands with Green Grids Initiative (GGI) to form a unified GGI-OSOWOG initiative.
When will it be completed?
The grid is expected to be set up over the next few years by the ISA. Once operational, it will transport solar power to different countries under the Green Grid Initiative.
Which countries will the project cover?
The project aims to drive global interconnectivity across the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, while leveraging African power pools.
According to the ISA’s concept note on OSOWOG, the global solar grid will be implemented in three phases. In the first phase, the ‘Indian Grid’ will interconnect with the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia grids to share solar and other renewable energy resources for meeting electricity needs, including during peak demand.
It will then be interconnected with the African power pools in the second phase. The third phase would cover global interconnection of the power transmission grid to achieve the OSOWOG’s vision.
‘2600GW of interconnection capacity by 2050’
Following the announcement, ISA director general Ajay Mathur had said the network has the potential to be a modern engineering marvel, and a catalyst for greatly expanding renewable electricity generation, and effectively mitigating climate change in the next decade.
“At a global level, almost 2600 GW of interconnection capacity may be possible up to 2050, delivering estimated power savings of 226 billion euros per year. The One Sun Declaration is multilateralism in action, with leaders of the world coming together to drive sustainable impactful change for a cleaner planet and a greener economy.
“Through the power of solar and other renewables, and our collective efforts, we believe we can build and support a transition away from fossil fuels to a cost-effective solar future and open up affordable, renewable electricity supplies to markets that have been historically underserved,” Mathur said.
He said that over 80 countries have backed the newly launched Green Grids Initiative and the collaboration will ensure that no one is left without access to energy.
(With inputs from agencies)
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