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Clean energy innovations to boost rural incomes [1]

Ninety-two per cent of the electricity-deprived population of India lives in rural areas. Farm power availability is a third of that of China. More than four million rural micro-enterprises in India mention lack of reliable electricity as a major bottleneck to their business. Clean energy innovations for farm and non-farm micro-enterprises can bridge gaps in the centralised electricity supply system and power income-generating activities in rural areas. This study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, envisions to maximise the role of clean energy as a catalyst for increasing rural incomes.
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Publication Date: 
01/10/2018
Sanchit Waray [3], Sasmita Patnaik [4], Abhishek Jain [5]
Council on Energy [6], Environment and Water [7]
Tags:
Electricity [8], Rural Energy [9], Energy [10], India [11]
Centre for Science and Environment
National Knowledge Commission Government of India

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[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Clean Energy Innovations to Boost Rural Incomes.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sanchit-waray
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sasmita-patnaik
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/abhishek-jain
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/council-energy
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/environment-and-water
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electricity
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-energy
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india