Decentralised Renewable Energy and Rural Development: Lessons from Odisha’s First Solar Village
Summary. A solar energy project transformed Barapita village in Odisha into India's first 100% solar-powered village, initially succeeding with the Ho tribal community. However, technical failures and maintenance problems caused usage to decline. The study recommends training villagers as solar engineers using Gandhian principles and Nai Talim pedagogy to enable communities to manage renewable energy systems independently and sustain rural development.
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Mishra, C.. (2020). Decentralised Renewable Energy and Rural Development: Lessons from Odisha’s First Solar Village. Journal of Land and Rural Studies. https://doi.org/10.1177/2321024920967842
Mishra, Chinmayee. “Decentralised Renewable Energy and Rural Development: Lessons from Odisha’s First Solar Village.” Journal of Land and Rural Studies, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177/2321024920967842.
Mishra, Chinmayee. 2020. “Decentralised Renewable Energy and Rural Development: Lessons from Odisha’s First Solar Village.” Journal of Land and Rural Studies. https://doi.org/10.1177/2321024920967842.
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- 10.1177/2321024920967842
- Countries
- India
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- Asia
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- energy, climate-and-environment
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- 2026-04-28