Driving scalable solar impact through
digital platforms and global expertise
4,350
Professional Trained
78
Countries Covered
11
Active Star-C Centres
6
Star-C Under Developement
OVERVIEW
Digital Innovation for Global Solar Scale
The world reached a milestone of 2 TW of solar capacity in 2024, propelled by a "Deep Tech" revolution. In developed markets, AI-driven mapping (like Project Sunroof), machine-learning forecasting, and automated e-permitting (SolarAPP+) have slashed costs and saved thousands of administrative hours.
THE PROBLEM
A Growing Digital Divide in Solar
While developed markets have deployed advanced digital tools for solar planning, financing, and grid management, Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States face structural barriers that hold back deployment.
The Planning Gap
Limited access to AI and digital tools for Solar planning and management
The Process Gap
Absence of automated processes for administrative approvals leading to inefficiency
The Tech Gap
Lack of technology architecture and infrastructure to develop right tools
The Resource Gap
Critical skills gap at various levels of workforce and structural financing gap for solar deployment
WHAT SOLAR GCC ENABLES
Outcomes that Scale Globally
The GCC is designed to produce measurable, durable outcomes for Member Countries - not just knowledge, but deployment, bankability, and institutional strength that compounds over time.
Accelerated solar deployment
Stronger national
solar ecosystems
Improved project
bankability
Scalable, technology-enabled
solutions
How it works?
End-to-end Solar Support
The GCC delivers services structured across four strategic pillars, ensuring Member Countries receive targeted support at every stage of the solar deployment journey.
Planning and Implementation
Automated, technology-backed solutions for solar project planning, execution, and operational management. Includes resource assessment, procurement support, tendering tools, and plant establishment guidance.
Data Analytics and Platforms
Integrated platforms providing real-time data, IoT monitoring, and digital solutions across the full solar lifecycle - from feasibility analysis to long-term asset operations.
Advisory and Market Development
Strategic enablement of market opportunities and investment readiness - including risk assessment frameworks, financing structures, and insurance advisory for banks and project developers.
International Centre of Excellence
Digital-first capacity building, innovation incubation, and enterprise development. Connects technology providers, financiers, OEMs, academia, and R&D institutions into one active ecosystem.
KEY FEATURES
Built to move knowledge responsibly and at scale
ADVANCE TOOLS
AI-powered decision-making platforms
Access cutting-edge AI, IoT, and data analytics solutions for smarter solar decision-making - enabling countries to plan, finance, and deploy with greater precision and speed.
CAPACITY BUILDING
Structured training across public and private sectors
Research collaboration and technical assistance to build skilled human capital in energy agencies, financial institutions, and private sector actors across Member Countries.
COST EFFICIENCY
Shared infrastructure and digital integration
Public reporting of capital mobilised, MW deployed, and households reached, project by project.
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP
Strengthened voice in global solar policy
Enhancing Member Countries' participation in shaping global renewable energy standards, financing norms, and policy frameworks — ensuring the Global South has a seat at the table.
Impact
Real Number, Real Change
The Global Capability Centre tracks every professional trained, every country activated, and every platform deployed. Here is where we stand today.
2M+
people gaining electricity access
1.4M+
tonnes of CO₂ reduced annually
1.6 GW
solar capacity supported
GET INVOLVED
Build the future of solar with us
Whether you are a government, technology provider, financier, research institution, or OEM — the GCC offers a structured pathway to collaboration that delivers real impact for the Global South.
For Governments and Regulators
Access planning tools, policy templates, grid integration support, and capacity building for your energy agencies and ministries- tailored to your national solar priorities.
For Private Sector and Financiers
Engage with bankable pipelines, standardised risk frameworks, and a network of pre-qualified project developers across the Global South through ISA's structured finance platforms.
For Technology Providers and Academia
Co-develop deep-tech solutions, contribute to open-source platforms, and partner on R&D with ISA's STAR-C network of research and training centres across 78 countries.