Eradication Darkness

SunEdison has announced a rural electrification program called Eradication Darkness. Eradication Darkness will design, install, and manage distributed-generation solar power plants for Indian villages that have never had access to electricity.  The pilot project for this plan, the Merrwada project, installed a 14 kilowatt solar energy plant supplying electricity to 400 villagers.

The program will be implemented in phases.  The next phase will also serve to test an develop a successful business model that will facilitate rural electrification globally.  Twenty-nine villages in the Guna District have been identified for the next phase of the initiative. Financing is expected to be provided by a combination of government grants and private funds from investors and corporations. Financial and other partners are currently being sought for the next phase. Read more about SunEdison's work and project Eradication Darkness here.