<span style="color: #222222;">International Solar Alliance (ISA) and West African Power Pool is hosting delegates from 13 African countries in New Delhi to share best practices in solar deployment. During the five day event, sixty participants from these countries will participate in a knowledge-sharing and study tour highlighting aspects of solar energy implementation.<br />''<br />''Speaking on the occasion, New and Renewable Energy Minister R.K. Singh today said, India's journey in energy has been comprehensive, satisfying and thrown up experiences that are useful for the growth of energy ecosystems in the world. He said, the global challenge is to enable energy access for eight hundred million people and give them a better standard of living.<br />''<br />''On the occasion, Director General, ISA, Dr Ajay Mathur highlighted the need to encourage capacity building and disseminating of best practices to increase solar deployment globally.</span><br />