Are Micro-Grids the Future of Power for the People in the Remote Villages?

Abstract

The agriculture sector contributes 16.4% to India's GDP, but the major population involved in agricultural activities live in remote villages and are still not connected to electrical power. These villages are deprived of grid connection and solely depend on firewood, kerosene, diesel to meet their energy requirements. A possible solution to power the remote community is to develop reliable and resilient Microgrids (MG) with renewable energy sources.