Almost 1.6 billion people – or one quarter of humanity – have no access to electricity. Rural families in developing countries spend 10% to 25% of their income on basic energy services, mainly coming from unhealthy & low quality sources such as kerosene, wood, diesel, candles...
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In December 2011, over 300 million Indian citizens had no access to electricity. Over one third of India's rural population lacked electricity, as did 6% of the urban population.
The Indian Government has several ambitious plans for rural electrification, but around 1000 villages and 100 hamlets have been appointed as non-viable for electrification by Rural Electrification Corporation of India for different reasons, like remoteness or few population. Access to safe, clean lighting is an important first step towards improving the quality of life for millions of people in developing countries where kerosene, or paraffin, is commonly used for lighting. Sustainable lighting can enable many development outcomes, simply by extending the time available for home-based business and study; reducing the rate of house fires caused by kerosene lanterns, reducing the health impacts of poor indoor air quality and cutting the level of greenhouse gas emissions from burning kerosene. |
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