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Energy access and renewable energy: fact sheet [1]

Energy access in rural India has been a development priority for the government for many decades. However, 45 per cent of rural households lack access to electricity. Around 700 million people depend on biomass for their energy needs, predominantly for cooking, and 77.5 million households still use kerosene for lighting.

Publication Date: 
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Centre for Science and Environment [2]
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Energy [3], Renewable Energy [4], India [5], Statistics [6], CSE [7], Electricity [8], Household Energy [9], Off-Grid [10]
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