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What happens when being off-grid is a necessity and not an option? India has nearly 25,000 villages where extension of power from the main grid line is neither technologically feasible nor affordable. These villages are either located in remote areas or are inhabited by people whose capacity to pay for power is limited. Their need for power

Publication Date: 
14/01/2005
C R Bhattacharjee [2]
Down to Earth [3]
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Renewable Energy [4], Biomass [5], Energy [6], Power Industry [7], India [8]
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