GREEN TECH
The village of Dharani in the northeastern state of Bihar is a prime example of a microgrid lighting up a community . Powered by a 100 KW system , the grid serves 450 homes , which houses roughly 2,400 residents . The project was tackled by Greenpeace and two other NGOs — BASIX and CEED .
While bringing energy to the rural communities is extremely important , the country ’ s efforts aren ’ t all small scale .
India ’ s potential solar revolution has support from the highest office in the country .
With the swearing in of new Prime Minister Narendra Modi in late May of this year , the government reaffirmed its serious commitment to solar energy . Modi ’ s goal is to have every household run at least one light bulb by 2019 . It ’ s an ambitious goal , though it looks to be entirely achievable .
The government is aggressively pursuing the National Solar Mission ,
Much of rural India isn ’ t connected to any sort of power grid at all
22 September 2014