Table 1 Opportunities and threats for private sector off-grid electricity distribution
From: Off-grid opportunities and threats in the wake of India’s electrification push
Electrification status | Opportunities | Threats |
|---|---|---|
Grid connected households and localities | • High-reliability solutions embedded within communities | • Price competition from very low tariffs for grid electricity, particularly for BPL consumers • Increased household grid connections and reliability improvements over time |
Off-grid remote Census villages | • Interim, high-reliability solutions embedded within communities, with ‘first-mover’ advantage • Supply to Saubhagya off-grid scheme and further integration with government programs | • Lack of transparency on Saubhagya government electrification roll-out • Price competition from (free) Saubhagya off-grid systems |
Non-Census hamlets | • Fully community-embedded, high-reliability solutions, with ‘first-mover’ advantage | • Low income diversity in BPL hamlets – difficulties in sustaining business models |