In Rural India, Newly Electrified Villages Lag Behind

Blog Blog by Daniel Thomas Since 2005, India has embarked on an ambitious rural electrification drive, most recently known as the Deendayal Upadhyay scheme. The scheme has largely been successful, electrifying nearly 20 million households below India’s poverty line....

Kerosene Use by Off-Grid Households in Rural Uttar Pradesh

Blog Blog by S.P Harish We recently conducted a pilot survey of off-grid households in the state of Uttar Pradesh. In this post, I discuss some thoughts on the preferences, needs and concerns of such households. Off-grid households in India still predominantly use...