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New Delhi recently hosted a full-day conference discussing "Transnational Grid Interconnections for One Sun, One World, One Grid (OSOWOG).

Facts About:

The OSOWOG initiative was introduced by the Prime Minister of India during the First Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in October 2018.

Its goal is to link energy supply across international borders.

Vision:

• The initiative plans to connect various regional power grids using a common grid to transmit renewable energy, especially solar power.

The project is a collaboration between the governments of India and the UK, along with the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the World Bank Group.

It will bring together governments, financial organizations, legislators, power operators, and experts to speed up the development of the infrastructure needed for a world powered by clean energy.

Completion timeline:

• The ISA is expected to establish this grid in the next few years.
• Once operational, it will transmit solar power to different countries.