Solar microgrid – A game-changer for India’s rural electrification and transformation

Almost everyone understands energy security but not as many when it comes to energy poverty. More than 800 million people or nearly one out of every seven in the world today don’t have access to electricity and several million more who are denied a reliable source of power. This is perhaps one of those issues that does not stare us in our face like global warming or economic poverty. Yet, if one scratches the surface, lack of access to electricity is a serious challenge, more so in developing countries like India.

The real challenge in providing universal access to power is in fact more about economics than anything else. There is a supply side challenge and a demand side challenge