Need to diversify rural energy: Official

While the electrification of households in rural areas is the primary need of the hour, it is also imperative to diversify rural energy, V Saravana Kumar, Director, Department of Science and Technology, said. Addressing Rajasthan Rural Energy Startup Summit today, Kumar said an increase in productivity, energy efficiency, reducing and recycling waste, refrigeration, cold storage and transportation, among others should also be focused on.

Kumar further said that startups should focus on Hybrid and Micropower generation as well as distribution. Startup Oasis CEO Chintan Bakshi, in the introductory address, said the objective of the summit is to foster innovation in the energy sector of Rajasthan.

He further informed that the summit is the culmination of a three-month accelerator programme with the Department of Science and Technology wherein five startups were mentored and their operational, as well as financial plans, were developed.