11-28-2007, 11:36 AM
The use of balloons appears to be a very useful idea as it will increase the efficiency of the system. Secondly, it can be used for solar power generation in places where enough land is not available for use by large solar panels.
In India power is needed both in the urban and rural areas. So far India has not been able to provide electricity to every village in the country. Even in villages where electricity has been provided, the supply is mostly erratic. Not much headway has been done in providing electricity. The same is the case with the agricultural pumps and other essential power consuming points in the rural areas.
It is indeed a welcome move on the part of the Karnataka Government in forcing at least some people to use solar energy. Frankly speaking in the urban areas, the use of solar energy for power generation in individual units is rather limited due to high cost of open space. However, in the rural areas there is considerable scope of use of solar energy.
To start with the Government should ensure providing solar lighting at least in one building in every village. It can be either the local panchayat office or the primary school. The next in the agenda should be the rural health centers. Here, the very few diagnostic types of equipment that are available are often unserviceable due to non availability of electricity. Making available solar power lighting in the rural areas, even in a limited scale will be a significant step in our overall effort of rural economic development.
In India power is needed both in the urban and rural areas. So far India has not been able to provide electricity to every village in the country. Even in villages where electricity has been provided, the supply is mostly erratic. Not much headway has been done in providing electricity. The same is the case with the agricultural pumps and other essential power consuming points in the rural areas.
It is indeed a welcome move on the part of the Karnataka Government in forcing at least some people to use solar energy. Frankly speaking in the urban areas, the use of solar energy for power generation in individual units is rather limited due to high cost of open space. However, in the rural areas there is considerable scope of use of solar energy.
To start with the Government should ensure providing solar lighting at least in one building in every village. It can be either the local panchayat office or the primary school. The next in the agenda should be the rural health centers. Here, the very few diagnostic types of equipment that are available are often unserviceable due to non availability of electricity. Making available solar power lighting in the rural areas, even in a limited scale will be a significant step in our overall effort of rural economic development.