SoftBank's Son offers free solar power to ISA countries post expiry of 25-year contract

SoftBank's Son offers free solar power to ISA countries post expiry of 25-year contract

Billionaire Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., speaks at SoftBank World 2017 event in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, July 20, 2017. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg

In what may be an Uber moment for global clean energy economy, SoftBank Chief Executive Masayoshi Son on Wednesday offered to supply free electricity to International Solar Alliance (ISA) member countries, including India, once the contract to supply power expires after 25 years.

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