Rural populations are migrating to cities in search of opportunities, putting pressure on urban infrastructure. Solar power can help reverse this trend by powering rural villages and improving quality of life through access to education, healthcare, jobs, and agriculture. Solar microgrids allow powering remote villages easily using available land. This can reduce rural-urban migration by bringing dignity and better standards of living back to villages through lighting, education tools, medical clinics, local industries like mills, and boosting crop yields with water pumps. The key is utilizing solar energy's potential to decentralize development opportunities.

1. Solar Power’s Impact on Ru
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Edited by Abhishek Gupta
Our biggest cities are facing increasing pressure on their
infrastructure. Rural migration to urban locations has been
a constant since the industrial revolution where the rural
population comes to Urbania looking for better
opportunities. But what must be high on the agenda is to
take these opportunities to wherever they are, no matter
how remote. Solar energy will play a pivotal role in
bringing this turnaround. Rural villages can be po
easily using solar energy micro
land available for installation.
As more people move to the cities, life in rural villages is
becoming increasingly harder. Less farmers have to work
harder all day long to make a basic living
climate is harsh.Younger generation seeing their parents
toiling do not want to stay back to suffer the same
grueling fate. They expect to have a better life in a city if
they can find a job. They usually end up as unskilled day
laborers living in unacceptably unsanitary circumstances. Unfortunately, most of the
time they are living in slums with harder conditions that the ones they have left behind
them, with little option of going back. Solar power can bring a backward migration for
these groups of people by bringing dignity and a better standard of living back to the
villages.
Rural Electrification by Solar Power:
The real mission of rural electrification must be not only the provision of lamps, but to go
one step further. A truly developme
electrification. The difference between providing a lamp and making electricity available
for the population is pivotal to this approach. This approach allows the rural community
to go beyond the regular scope of
themselves are limited due to the lack of electricity. Rather than training select members
of the community to become "green or solar entrepreneurs" rural solar electrification
gives the whole population a tool to realize their
Rural Exodus
blog.sunipod.com on June 2nd
2014 by Guest Writer Christophe Parot
Our biggest cities are facing increasing pressure on their
infrastructure. Rural migration to urban locations has been
a constant since the industrial revolution where the rural
on comes to Urbania looking for better
opportunities. But what must be high on the agenda is to
take these opportunities to wherever they are, no matter
how remote. Solar energy will play a pivotal role in
bringing this turnaround. Rural villages can be powered
easily using solar energy micro-grids as there usually is
As more people move to the cities, life in rural villages is
becoming increasingly harder. Less farmers have to work
harder all day long to make a basic living even when the
climate is harsh.Younger generation seeing their parents
toiling do not want to stay back to suffer the same
grueling fate. They expect to have a better life in a city if
they can find a job. They usually end up as unskilled day
ing in unacceptably unsanitary circumstances. Unfortunately, most of the
time they are living in slums with harder conditions that the ones they have left behind
them, with little option of going back. Solar power can bring a backward migration for
roups of people by bringing dignity and a better standard of living back to the
Rural Electrification by Solar Power:
The real mission of rural electrification must be not only the provision of lamps, but to go
one step further. A truly developmental view needs to be taken towards village
electrification. The difference between providing a lamp and making electricity available
for the population is pivotal to this approach. This approach allows the rural community
to go beyond the regular scope of activities and to vastly expand their horizons which
themselves are limited due to the lack of electricity. Rather than training select members
of the community to become "green or solar entrepreneurs" rural solar electrification
n a tool to realize their potential in any field they feel fit.
Unskilled Day Labourer in Cities
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Christophe Parot
ing in unacceptably unsanitary circumstances. Unfortunately, most of the
time they are living in slums with harder conditions that the ones they have left behind
them, with little option of going back. Solar power can bring a backward migration for
roups of people by bringing dignity and a better standard of living back to the
The real mission of rural electrification must be not only the provision of lamps, but to go
ntal view needs to be taken towards village
electrification. The difference between providing a lamp and making electricity available
for the population is pivotal to this approach. This approach allows the rural community
activities and to vastly expand their horizons which
themselves are limited due to the lack of electricity. Rather than training select members
of the community to become "green or solar entrepreneurs" rural solar electrification
potential in any field they feel fit.
Unskilled Day Labourer in Cities

2. Solar Rural Electrification
Education Powered by Solar Energy:
Rural population is mostly uneducated, not because of talent or spirit but because of
lack of channels of education. The advent of locally generated solar power can bring to
them the same learning tools that urban population has. So
provide simple evening lighting that is often taken for granted in cities, and that can
bring about a huge change in the life of the growing rural generation.
Solar can Power Even the Remotest Villages
owered by Solar Energy:
Rural population is mostly uneducated, not because of talent or spirit but because of
lack of channels of education. The advent of locally generated solar power can bring to
them the same learning tools that urban population has. Solar power can be used to
provide simple evening lighting that is often taken for granted in cities, and that can
bring about a huge change in the life of the growing rural generation.
Solar can Power Even the Remotest Villages
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Rural population is mostly uneducated, not because of talent or spirit but because of
lack of channels of education. The advent of locally generated solar power can bring to
lar power can be used to
provide simple evening lighting that is often taken for granted in cities, and that can

3. Solar Contributes to Better healthcare:
Access to equipped medical clinics is essential for all. It becomes even more important
when the rural population is living in such isolation away from major healthcare facilities.
Even basic diagnostic capabilities require solar power and can mean the difference
between life and death, not only improving child and adult health but also reducing
infant mortality. Not to mention the importance of solar energy in provision of clean fresh
water, latrines and fresh food preventing diseases and epidemics.
Increased Vocation through Solar Power:
With localized solar power comes localized vocations, ranging from simple solar
powered looms to solar grinding mills . Just like telecom has penetrated a large portion
of rural population, they may have plenty of work in a ru
information and the internet where location independent simple jobs can be done
without having to shift locations. Solar power can make sure that their aspirations are
not let down due to lack of power. Solar pumps can boo
potentially lower costs giving the farmers disposable income that they can use to further
invest in themselves.
Solar Contributes to Better healthcare:
Access to equipped medical clinics is essential for all. It becomes even more important
al population is living in such isolation away from major healthcare facilities.
Even basic diagnostic capabilities require solar power and can mean the difference
between life and death, not only improving child and adult health but also reducing
ortality. Not to mention the importance of solar energy in provision of clean fresh
water, latrines and fresh food preventing diseases and epidemics.
Better Healthcare with Solar Power
Vocation through Solar Power:
With localized solar power comes localized vocations, ranging from simple solar
powered looms to solar grinding mills . Just like telecom has penetrated a large portion
of rural population, they may have plenty of work in a rural village if you have access to
information and the internet where location independent simple jobs can be done
without having to shift locations. Solar power can make sure that their aspirations are
not let down due to lack of power. Solar pumps can boost agricultural output and
potentially lower costs giving the farmers disposable income that they can use to further
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Access to equipped medical clinics is essential for all. It becomes even more important
al population is living in such isolation away from major healthcare facilities.
Even basic diagnostic capabilities require solar power and can mean the difference
between life and death, not only improving child and adult health but also reducing
ortality. Not to mention the importance of solar energy in provision of clean fresh
With localized solar power comes localized vocations, ranging from simple solar
powered looms to solar grinding mills . Just like telecom has penetrated a large portion
ral village if you have access to
information and the internet where location independent simple jobs can be done
without having to shift locations. Solar power can make sure that their aspirations are
st agricultural output and
potentially lower costs giving the farmers disposable income that they can use to further

4. Solar Water Pump can Improve Costs Substantially
The questions isn’t if solar energy is the solution to rural up
we move to use this available resource to reduc
improve life of the rural population. The
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Solar Water Pump can Improve Costs Substantially
The questions isn’t if solar energy is the solution to rural up-liftment, but how fast can
we move to use this available resource to reduce pressures on large cities and to
improve life of the rural population. The question is Which kind of world do you want ?
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