Drivers For Off-Grid Solar Market Growth
By Hari Manoharan • Jan 20th, 2012 • Category: Smart Energy, Solar Photovoltic, Solar-Energy
Lagging grid growth
The importance of grid growth as a driver for solar lighting demand varies by region, with rapid grid growth likely in select geographies and very slow grid growth seen in many special category states and rural regions. Grid penetration typically needs to grow by over 2% a year to counteract the effect of population growth – in practice this means that even substantial investments into the grid will leave a sizable population with no access to electricity.
The importance of grid growth as a driver for solar lighting demand varies by region, with rapid grid growth likely in select geographies and very slow grid growth seen in many special category states and rural regions. Grid penetration typically needs to grow by over 2% a year to counteract the effect of population growth – in practice this means that even substantial investments into the grid will leave a sizable population with no access to electricity.
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