14) One Sun One world One Grid initiative

Question 1

Who proposed this initiative ?

Answer 1

India – Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Question 2

What is it ?

Answer 2

It is a plan to setup a framework for facilitating global cooperation which aims at building a global ecosystem of interconnected renewable energy resources that can be easily shared

Question 3

Objective ?

Answer 3

To build global consensus about sharing Solar resources among more than 140 countries

Question 4

Other features ?

Answer 4

1) The vision of “The Sun Never sets”
2) The grid to be interconnected with African power pools also at the later stage
3) Technical assistance of World Bank
4) With India at the centre, the solar spectrum can be divided into 2 broad zones –
a) Far East – Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia
b) Far West – Middle East and African region

Question 5

How would it be implemented ?

Answer 5

In 3 phases –

1) Middle East, South Asia and S-E Asia would be interconnected
2) Solar and renewable energy rich resources regions would be interconnected
3) Global interconnection of power transmission grid