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Presently all 39 un-electrified villages in the State which are located in remote forest area are proposed to be electrified through stand alone solar system. At present, the tender is under process.

Connecting remote villages in difficult terrain that too in a country as big as India by conventional electricity grid is always a challenge.

In my opinion the focus of solar PV power is shifting more to urban and semi-urban classes and there are reasons to accept as solar power is almost at par with grid based power. Under such circumstance, the village/ rural electrification is merely meant to fulfil social obligations.

India has always had a large rural economy with most of the people eking out their living from these areas and as such, since independence successive governments have tried to improve rural infrastructure, including that of power connectivity.

Power theft is an issue that is concerning the industry, how do we address this problem? If you go to the exhibition, some wonderful equipment is on display like smart meters.

We believe a lot more smartness, integration and capability, lot more solution-oriented approaches have to happen to give customers more empowered solutions and I think to me that is the direction. Now empowerment can go down to the last man for example we have only a single tariff applicable all through the day and not dual tariff and no peak time tariff.

The entire country is focussing on it. It is expected to change the face of major Indian cities in the next 10 years. Implementation of smart cities initiative involves many things, including automation and integration at various levels and increasing comfort level of people living in urban areas.

The Smart Cities Mission that the Centre embarked upon is set to change the face of cities in the country. But this is a humongous task calling for a 3600 vision and effort.

The latest attempt at saving the planet from the dangers of climate change has paid off. However, the power sector has to gear up for the new dynamics it brings in. The world was expected to arrive at a time to pay for its sins and excesses by 2050