rural electrification
Husk Power Systems gets debt financing for rural microgrids
- Feb 22, 2022
Husk Power Systems has recently secured debt financing worth $4 million from IREDA for the development of 140 mini-grids in rural India. The IREDA loan to Smart Power India's partner Husk represents the biggest debt financing Read more
Electrification: From villages to households
- May 19, 2018
On April 28, 2018, India crossed a very important social milestone—that of achieving 100 per cent village electrification. The Prime Minister, in his Independence Day speech of 2015, had vowed that all the then non-electrified villages, numbering 18,452, Read more
PM launches “Saubhagya” scheme for complete national electrification
- Sep 26, 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on September 25, 2017, launched a new scheme “Saubhagya” (Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana) to ensure electrification of all willing households in the country in rural as well as urban areas, by Read more