Kumar, Ashok  <br/><br/>
Smart grids and renewable energy:  Powering rural sanitation  

 - Yojana  
 - 68(10), Oct, 2024: p.43-47 
<br/><br/> Access to water and sanitation is essential for the health and well being of individuals and communities. The integration of smart grids and renewable energy offers an opportunity to ensure reliable power supply for rural sanitation initiatives, such as water pumping and waste management. The PM Surya Ghar Yojana is set tobe game changer by empowering rural households with affordable solar energy. Solar PV systems, particularly through microgrids, can help Gram Panchayats reduce electricity costs and province reliable power for sanitation efforts, aiding India’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2070. – Reproduced