Technical Article
Techno-Economic Analysis of Stand-alone Solar PV and Battery based Micro-grids in Karnataka E
lectrical energy can transform and uplift the socio-economic condition of a region—this is a well-established fact (Jain et al., 2015). By November 2017, India’s Grameen Vidyutikaran (GARV) dashboard indicated that 82% of the targeted village electrification work had been achieved (Rural Electrification Corporation, 2017). In April 2018, the Government of India released a statement to announce that 100 % electrification had been achieved for India. However, this translates to about 3.1 crore households still waiting for electricity connections, indicating a long road ahead for the country in achieving 100% electrification1. A large section of the population continues to live in areas that receive deficient supply—no more than an average of 6 hours a day.
AUTHOR: Vaishalee Dash Badri S. Rao Harshid Sridhar Dr. Mridula D. Bharadwaj
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