According to the World Bank, lack of access to energy is a fundamental barrier to progress in many parts of Africa and South Asia and has an impact on a wide range of development indicators such as health, education, food security, gender equality, livelihoods and poverty eradication.
Energy access has been at the core of the development agenda of the Indian government. India achieved 100% village electrification in 2018 and is targeting to provide access of electricity to all households by 2019.
