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● projectScaled · subnational · 2008
Husk Power Systems - biomass+solar hybrid mini-grids
Husk Power Systems, founded in 2008 in Bihar, started out generating electricity with biomass gasifiers that used rice husk to electrify off-grid villages.
illustrative atlas image · Robert So / Pexels01 The context
Between 2007 and 2013 it built close to 80 plants that provided electricity to about 250,000 people in 350 villages in India and Africa. In the mid-2010s it pivoted to solar+storage+biomass hybrid mini-grids capable of delivering 24/7 power. By 2024-2025 it operates more than 400 mini-grids in India and Nigeria.
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EvidenceHusk Power Systems (Ashden Award winner profile)Ashden (Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy) · 2011