India's grand plan One Sun One World One Grid.
                     INDIA'S GRAND PLAN ONE SUN ONE 
WORLD ONE GRID
INTRODUCTION
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the mega plan of "One Sun, 
One World, One Grid" (OSOWOG) or a trans-national electricity grid 
supplying solar power across the globe.
• The idea was first floated by Modi in 2018 during the first assembly of 
the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
Source: Daily Current Affairs
IMPLEMENTATION
• The ministry of new and renewable energy came out with a Request for 
Proposal to hire consultants for converting this idea into policy.
• OSOWOG will connect 140 countries through a common grid that will be 
used to transfer solar power.
Source: Livemint
POLITICAL INFLUENCE
• Experts cited it as part of India’s answer to China’s One Belt One Road 
infrastructure initiative which entails investment in close to 70 countries.
• One Belt One Road initiative is a global infrastructure development 
strategy adopted by the Chinese government 
Source: Phillip CFD
WHAT DOES OSOWOG MEAN?
• OSOWOG will connect 140 countries through a common grid that will be 
used to transfer solar power. 
• Under this, there will be a trans-national electricity grid, for supplying 
solar power across the globe.
Source: Wikipedia
VISION OF OSOWOG 
• The vision behind the OSOWOG mantra is “the Sun never sets” and is a 
constant at some geographical location, globally, at any given point of 
time. 
Source: Business Standard
PHASES OF OSOWOG
• The plan is divided into three phases: 
– The first phase will connect the Indian grid with the Middle East, 
South Asia and South-East Asian grids to share solar and other 
renewable energy resources. 
– The second phase will connect the first phase nations with the 
African pool of renewable sources. 
– The third phase will be the concluding step of global 
interconnection, said MNRE.
Source: Livemint
HOW UNIQUE IS THE IDEA?
• Having an intercontinental power infrastructure is a new idea.
• Australia-based Sun Cable is developing the Australian-ASEAN Power Link 
(AAPL) under which it will supply renewable electricity from Australia to 
Singapore and later to Indonesia.
Source: EarthSky
HOW PRACTICAL IT IS?
• It is clear that a new energy sector paradigm is needed as we are facing a 
huge inflexion point in electricity generation and consumption.
• Potential benefits include widespread scale up in energy access, 
abatement in carbon emissions, lower cost and improved livelihoods.
Source: Fresherslive
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
• India will need a strong coalition of international partners to realise this 
vision. 
• It will be interesting to see a practical outline and how the government 
intends to go about actual execution.
Source: BBC.com
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
• India produces the cheapest solar power in the world, and dependence 
on Chinese imports for solar cells and modules has also come down 
drastically. 
• The imports from China fell down sharply from 2.8 billion US dollars to 
1.7 billion US dollars.
Source: Forbes