A Case Study Comparative Analysis of Rural Solar Microgrid Implementation in India

Abstract

This paper attempts to analyze the effectiveness of various solar photovoltaic microgrid implementations using four case studies as reference –all developers based in India. The case studies differ primarily in their finance model. Two of the case studies focus on fully subsidized developers, one partially subsidized, and one for profit. This analysis attempts to address the complex and multilevel benefits and costs associated with each finance model.