For a few more Hours of Light the nation-building role of energy in human development

摘要

India's rural households are being held back on every count because of the lack of reliable, low-cost and clean electricity. They represent both national opportunity and the commercial market. Why is it taking so long to reach them? What does firewood have to do with understanding rural electricity needs? Quite a lot actually. For India's policy planners and industries, the paradigms are national and urban-centric. For millions of rural households, the needs are local and low-cost.