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As part of my internship under IIT-TUM SEED, at Vigyan Ashram , Pabal , I am studying renewable energy usage and business opportunities in nearby rural areas. Through field visits and conversations with villagers, farmers, and MSMEs, I am trying to understand how renewable energy can address local energy challenges sustainably.

For this project, the first step was literature review , different reports by CEEW , WRI report , SIDBI report, etc. were studied for to know about renewable energy application in rural area, some of the major conclusions found through this reports were as follows :

Through survey of 2004 households it was found that even with full grid electrification at the village level, about one-third of MSEs have no access to grid power due to financial capacity and affordability concerns (setu plez)

The report concluded that the technologies for earning a living in rural areas, known as DRE livelihood technologies, are a great chance for India’s rural economy to grow. If the government, banks, and businesses work together to support these technologies, they can help a lot of people in rural areas have better lives. ( CEEW )

WRI India concludes that india’s energy transition is accelerating but is also at risk of being derailed due institutional constraints which are infrastructure gaps and financial strain on the distribution. (WRI report )

The FY2025 data from SIDBI suggests that the major issue revolves around the final mile connection to micro-enterprises, a problem highlighted by MSE-GIFT subvention underutilization (only 560 out of 1,958 eligible loans have accessed subvention).

Despite growing DRE adoption by Indian MSMEs, the process is still inconsistent. Although there is an average level of awareness, the structural constraints such as finance availability and regulatory environment inhibit the vast majority from taking action. (IJEEP)

After the literature review what variables should be studied , categorization of MSME’s , study area and selecting villages for the project was done , followed by preparing the questionnaire . pilot interviews were taken to understand how villagers respond , what questions should be added or removed, the questionnaire was modified accordingly next day and again interviews were conducted with the iterated questions.