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India: Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Rural Energy Services in Karnataka
Title
India: Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Rural Energy Services in Karnataka
Organisations
US Agency for International Development (USAID)
Author
USAID SARI/Energy Program gopinaths@sari-energy.org
Fuel/Technology
N/A technology neutral
Sector Agriculture, Water, Rural Development, Energy
Service Line
country actions, knowledge exchange, capacity development, results monitoring
Type Official Document, Project Documentation
Region South Asia
Country India
Summary
Part 1 reviews the need for rural electrification, and for rural electrification reform. Part 2 examines key trends that are driving Karnataka's rural economy and rural electricity service. Part 3 describes how the Participatory Rural Energy Services for Karnataka (PRESK) Pilot Program has tried to respond to some of those forces. And in Part 4, an action agenda for next-generation PRESK work through the Mahatma Gandhi Regional Institute for Rural Energy Development PRESK Cell (MGIPC) with Government of Karnataka (GOK) support is outlined through a series of nine "recommended next steps."