This news article is an interesting read because it throws light on the daily struggles that a person endures, when they are deprived of their access to basic energy needs. In most of the villages today in India, energy is produced within the village by the vilagers themselves for their basic needs.This read has just shown us a fraction of what happens in villages, especially in developing countries like India where close to 300 million people live in such dire situations.
For some houses which are fortunate enough to get access to electricity, the power supply is very irregular and using a generator is out of the question due to the expense. As mentioned in the article, solar energy is being installed by the villagers themselves which helps them in their daily chores and also produces the light needed so that the future generation can have access to a higher quality of life by educating themselves.
India being in the tropical region recieving ample amount of sunlight, needs to look at this renewable source of energy as there is a huge potential for this. Its interesting to see that the government officals of the country are collaborating with other nations and agencies to come up with million dollar project plans and proposals to eradicate the darkness in their homes and lives of these villages. At the same time, it is sad to see that even after multiple petitions being filed asking for the connection of this village to the national power grid, their hopes and requests have been left unanswered. It is necessary to uplift these people from these dire situations because no one deserves to dig their hands deep down into manure and dry them into patties for hours so that they can use them as a source of heat to cook their meals to feed their family.
Renewable energy is key to India's plan to electify all the villages in India and help from private mini-grids as well as government officals can help achieve this goal to mechanize and electrify these areas sustainably.
Julie McCarthy, "What Its Like To Live Without Electricity?", contributed by Namitha Sunny, The Energy Rights Project, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 30 May 2020, accessed 18 April 2024. https://energyrights.info/content/what-its-live-without-electricity
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This news article is an interesting read because it throws light on the daily struggles that a person endures, when they are deprived of their access to basic energy needs. In most of the villages today in India, energy is produced within the village by the vilagers themselves for their basic needs. This read has just shown us a fraction of what happens in villages, especially in developing countries like India where close to 300 million people live in such dire situations.
For some houses which are fortunate enough to get access to electricity, the power supply is very irregular and using a generator is out of the question due to the expense. As mentioned in the article, solar energy is being installed by the villagers themselves which helps them in their daily chores and also produces the light needed so that the future generation can have access to a higher quality of life by educating themselves.
India being in the tropical region recieving ample amount of sunlight, needs to look at this renewable source of energy as there is a huge potential for this. Its interesting to see that the government officals of the country are collaborating with other nations and agencies to come up with million dollar project plans and proposals to eradicate the darkness in their homes and lives of these villages. At the same time, it is sad to see that even after multiple petitions being filed asking for the connection of this village to the national power grid, their hopes and requests have been left unanswered. It is necessary to uplift these people from these dire situations because no one deserves to dig their hands deep down into manure and dry them into patties for hours so that they can use them as a source of heat to cook their meals to feed their family.
Renewable energy is key to India's plan to electify all the villages in India and help from private mini-grids as well as government officals can help achieve this goal to mechanize and electrify these areas sustainably.