From: Sustainability of community-owned mini-grids: evidence from India
Indicator | Score 1 | Score 2 | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 |
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Capacity (village coverage) | 1 street light | > 25% | > 50% | > 75% | > 95% |
Duration (night hours) | > 2 h | > 4 h | > 50% night time | > 75% night time | > 95% night time |
Reliability (monsoon) | Frequent outages > 5 days/month | 2–5 days/month | 1–2 days/month | No outages | |
Quality | No functioning lights | Failures, brightness flickering issues | No early failures, no issues with brightness, flickering, etc. | ||
Safety | Unsafe connection and installation | No perceived risk of electrocution due to poor installation or maintenance |