Challenges in Rural Electrification

Challenges in Rural Electrification

The Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana for rural electrification has made some achievements in grid extension, village electrification and rural household connections. But there are questions on the quality of power supply, sustainability of infrastructure and the contribution to rural develop...

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Veröffentlicht in:Economic and political weekly 2011-10, Vol.46 (43), p.27-33
Hauptverfasser: SREEKUMAR, N, DIXIT, SHANTANU
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
COMMENTARY
Consumers
Cost estimates
Electricity
Electrification
Energy policy
Federal government
Franchise agreements
Franchisees
Gandhi, Rajiv
Households
Irrigation
Mops
Planning
Power supply
Public interest
Quality
Renewable energy
Rural areas
Rural development
Subsidies
Supply
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Tariffs
Transformers
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Zusammenfassung:The Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana for rural electrification has made some achievements in grid extension, village electrification and rural household connections. But there are questions on the quality of power supply, sustainability of infrastructure and the contribution to rural development. A critical examination of the planning, implementation and sustainability of the RGGVY leads to suggestions of some corrective measures in this massive electrification effort.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846