Study on Energy Management Using Solar Photovoltaic Based Appliances in Rural Areas of India

India has already decided to cut the carbon intensity from 20% to 25% by 2050 against a 2005 base
line. In this paper, an attempt has been made to estimate the green house gases reduction potential
using the diffusion models in rural areas of India which comprises of thousands of villages. Most of
them has no grid connection and people depends on wood, gas and kerosene oil for their cooking and
lighting purposes. The purpose of doing this diffusion models has been to forecast the demand of
electricity and look for the measures that could be implemented to meet their energy demand. The
demand of the energy could be met by using non conventional energy sources especially solar
photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies. The green house gases have been considered as one of
the major causes of the global climate change. The carbon dioxide emission during fuel consumption
for power generation has also been considered. The carbon dioxide comprises major portion of the
green house emissions. The results could be implemented by the policy makers in developing
countries as an effort to reduce the emissions and maintain the growth rate of the country. The
upgradation of education level of the villagers will increase the future adoption of the solar appliances
and thus will help in curbing the GHG emissions.