The biomass project has attracted interest and World Bank support because it appears to offer significantly cheaper electricity than diesel, at least at current prices. Another popular approach being tried in India and elsewhere — using solar energy to recharge lanterns by day — has run into difficulty even as diesel prices would seem to make it more competitive. The problem is that prices for photovoltaic panels for solar energy have surged as governments in industrialized countries, especially Germany, have encouraged greater use of renewable energy, said Hemant Lamba, the coordinator of Aurore, a renewable energy service company in Auroville, India. “It’s harder to do any solar energy projects in India,” he said. Start or join a forum on this topic.
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