Cost analysis of electricity supply through grid extension and solar pv micro grid for rural electrification
Student name: Ms Ranjana Sharma
Guide: Dr V V N Kishore
Year of completion: 2009
Host Organisation: Orissa Investment and Export Promotion Office
Supervisor (Host Organisation): Dr Ashish Kumar
Abstract: Lack of access to modern energy services has a disproportionate effect on rural development. The benefits of providing energy services, remarkably electricity, are twofold on the one hand it improves their overall socio-economic position by supporting income generating activities, and on the other hand, it provides better living conditions.
Since its Independence, in India there are only 44% of rural households are electrified despite the fact that more than 70% of its population lives in rural areas. Whereas in Orissa only 19% of the rural Households are electrified. Huge challenge lies in electrifying these rural population.
The objective of this project is to prepare a sustainable rural electrification plan for un-electrified villages of district Rayagada and Koraput, Orissa based on the demographic, geographical, economic and available renewable resources.
Addressing the main issues of affordability, ownership and post-commissioning provisions the proposed model defines the rights, responsibilities and source of revenue for all stakeholders.
The proposed model can be implemented for any other village in remote areas with minor adjustments and adaptation depending on the socio-economic and political environment, other consideration like the choice for the source of energy, regulatory provision, state and centre Government schemes also needs to be evaluated critically for the sustainability of the model.
