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Title: KEY FACTORS THAT ARE INFLUENCING THE DECISION OF THE HOUSEHOLDS FOR ADAPTING THE SOLAR ENERGY BASED EQUIPMENT & MICRO GRID SYSTEMS FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN THE RURAL HILLY TERRAINS OF THE NORTH BENGAL.
Authors: Archan Bhanja, Anil Kumar, Anshuman Gupta
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1Archan Bhanja, 2Anil Kumar, 3Anshuman Gupta 1PhD Research Scholar (Power Management), University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, India 2Department of Power & Infrastructure Management, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, India 3Department of Economics & International Business, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, India
MLA 8 Bhanja, Archan, et al. "KEY FACTORS THAT ARE INFLUENCING THE DECISION OF THE HOUSEHOLDS FOR ADAPTING THE SOLAR ENERGY BASED EQUIPMENT & MICRO GRID SYSTEMS FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN THE RURAL HILLY TERRAINS OF THE NORTH BENGAL." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 3, no. 4, Apr. 2018, pp. 1307-1324, ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=93. Accessed 2018. APA Bhanja, A., Kumar, A., & Gupta, A. (2018, April). KEY FACTORS THAT ARE INFLUENCING THE DECISION OF THE HOUSEHOLDS FOR ADAPTING THE SOLAR ENERGY BASED EQUIPMENT & MICRO GRID SYSTEMS FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN THE RURAL HILLY TERRAINS OF THE NORTH BENGAL. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 3(4), 1307-1324. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=93 Chicago Bhanja, Archan, Anil Kumar, and Anshuman Gupta. "KEY FACTORS THAT ARE INFLUENCING THE DECISION OF THE HOUSEHOLDS FOR ADAPTING THE SOLAR ENERGY BASED EQUIPMENT & MICRO GRID SYSTEMS FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN THE RURAL HILLY TERRAINS OF THE NORTH BENGAL." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 3, no. 4 (April 2018), 1307-1324. Accessed , 2018. ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=93.
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Abstract: This paper describes factors and variables that are influencing the solar adoption along with micro grid implementation of north Bengal. The paper is based on the microeconomic and the product study of the solar and the grid system with the overall description and the solution of the variables, also the paper will focus on the rural electrification implementation of north Bengal. With the purview of examining the socio-economic feasibility and adoption of an efficient rural electrification framework (from the developed countries) in the implementation of solar energy equipment based Micro-grid, several previous researches were analysed. Here the use of the micro grid is actually reducing the usage of the fossil fuel usage, when the grid is fully used for the renewable. Social impacts of Micro-grid deployment have effects on the local labour management, increase in employment, local business profit generation and so on. Otherwise the main disadvantages are the cost impact and the challenges of the return. Yet another economic advantage in the implementation of Micro-grid solutions is that these decentralised grids could be integrated into central grid upon expansion.

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