Summary
The investment potential for decentralized renewable energy (DRE) in India may be as high as $100 billion, according to a new analysis, and these solutions deserve much greater prominence in national and state energy systems if India is to truly to achieve quality 24/7 power for all.
Decentralized refers to any system that uses renewable energy to generate, store, and distribute power in a localized way. This includes small stand-alone devices (solar lanterns or advanced biomass cooking stoves), integrated solar home systems (SHS) that power multiple devices or appliances for a single household, and smaller generation and storage resources that feed isolated o......