We have been saying it all along but would like to hear what you think. Is distributed decentralized generation the way to go in developing nations? Instead of setting up new costly infrastructure aimed at generating and distributing power across vast distances, does it make better sense to look at local options and off grid energy that are more workable and can happen sooner?
Even the developed nations are realising this. Perhaps it is better to learn from them and skip a few steps?
Just as with a BRT that does away with the need for more flyovers and road expansion, so also with power? With 600 million outside the grid and even the rest having to contend with unreliable supply, should the focus be on building local units?
Already a few companies have set shop in India and are catering to the rural need through a hybrid combination of sources. It could be LEDs powered by solar or even mobile phone chargers, or biogassifier kitchens that are used by a community. People are buying the gadgets not because they are worried about climate change, but because it makes sense to them.
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