Title :
Rural electrification in India: the achievements and the shortcomings
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Indian Inst. of Sci., Bangalore, India
Abstract :
A summary is presented of the achievements and highlights as well as some of the shortcomings of India´s rural electrification program. The socio-economic problem as well as technical problems associated with this program are touched on. The emphasis is on the technical problems which are also pertinent to other developing countries
Keywords :
distribution networks; India; rural electrification; socio-economics; Availability; Costs; Government; Irrigation; Power generation; Production; Solar energy; Tides; Voltage; Wind energy;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON '89. Fourth IEEE Region 10 International Conference
Conference_Location :
Bombay
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.1989.177047
