WAPO ARTICLE VS ROCKEFELLER FACTS
- WASHINGTON POST LIES
Maintaining these solar systems has proved to be more than the government can handle, leaving deserted panels and batteries far and wide.
About 4,000 solar mini-grids have been installed in India, of which 3,300 are government financed and owned. Only 5 percent of the government grids are operational, the group found.
India’s experience is a cautionary tale for a world that is racing into renewables, installing solar energy systems at a breakneck speed with scant planning for how to maintain them in the years to come.
- ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION TRUTHS
These first-generation solar systems were degraded because they were made redundant by an aggressive rural electrification effort launched in 2016 by the current government that achieved almost 100% electrification.
The article incorrectly implies that mini-grid solutions have failed, without recognizing that the improving electrification landscape & positive regulatory environment have actually paved the way for successful commercial mini-grid operators that complement the grid.
Much was learned from the first generation of government funded mini-grids, like the need to be far more responsive to communities, and the importance of serving local businesses
Far from failing, India’s effort to provide electricity from both grid-based and distributed renewable energy is a success that should be replicated globally.
- WASHINGTON POST LIES
Maintaining these solar systems has proved to be more than the government can handle, leaving deserted panels and batteries far and wide.
About 4,000 solar mini-grids have been installed in India, of which 3,300 are government financed and owned. Only 5 percent of the government grids are operational, the group found.
India’s experience is a cautionary tale for a world that is racing into renewables, installing solar energy systems at a breakneck speed with scant planning for how to maintain them in the years to come.
- ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION TRUTHS
These first-generation solar systems were degraded because they were made redundant by an aggressive rural electrification effort launched in 2016 by the current government that achieved almost 100% electrification.
The article incorrectly implies that mini-grid solutions have failed, without recognizing that the improving electrification landscape & positive regulatory environment have actually paved the way for successful commercial mini-grid operators that complement the grid.
Much was learned from the first generation of government funded mini-grids, like the need to be far more responsive to communities, and the importance of serving local businesses
Far from failing, India’s effort to provide electricity from both grid-based and distributed renewable energy is a success that should be replicated globally.
