The Union cabinet on Wednesday apprised signing of a MoU between India and Uzbekista for solar energy cooperation.

The main area of work under the MoU is to identify research, demonstration and initiation of pilot between the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India and the International Solar Energy Institute (ISEI), Uzbekistan.

According to the government statement, the two countries will identify research/demonstration/pilot projects between NISE and ISEI in the areas of solar photovoltaic, storage technologies and technology transfer. Based on mutual agreement, both parties would work for implementation and deployment of pilot project in International Solar Alliance (ISA) member countries, the statement further added.

India is running the world’s largest clean energy program and has established its green energy credentials. It is also trying to access energy-rich Central Asia. Together with France, India co-founded ISA which is the first treaty-based international government organization to be based in India and has emerged as a significant foreign policy tool for the coutry.