Affordable Pay-As-You-Go Solar Power for India's Energy-Poor Homes
Patil, Aniruddha; Acharya, Jiwan; Jain, Amit | August 2013
Abstract
India lacks access to energy more than any other country in the world. Energy-poor households, mostly located in rural areas, are forced to use hazardous and expensive sources of energy that pollute the environment. A new technology delivers off-grid and decentralized solar power to homes where people can pay for electricity in small increments using the mobile phone’s short messaging service. The Asian Development Bank’s $2 million equity investment into Simpa Networks is expected to provide over 63,000 rural households with access to electricity by 2015 while lessening carbon dioxide emission, health issues, expenses, and risks from using hazardous energy sources.
Citation
Patil, Aniruddha; Acharya, Jiwan; Jain, Amit. 2013. Affordable Pay-As-You-Go Solar Power for India's Energy-Poor Homes. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/2641. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Alternative energy
Alternative energy development
Photovoltaic Energy
Geothermal Energy
Alternative energy program
Alternative energy technology
Energy Demand
Energy planning
Energy Resources
Energy Resources Development
Primary Energy Production
Primary Energy Supply
Green technology
Energy conversion
Electric power consumption
Cost effectiveness
Inventions
Sun
Solar heating
Solar energy
Renewable energy source
Power resource
Natural resource
Energy harvesting
Energy development
Energy facility
Power supply
Solar activity
Solar constant
Earth
Weather
Renewable energy resource
Energy security
Energy tax credit
Energy assistance
Solar energy policy
Conservation of natural resources
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