How Social Entrepreneurs Use Rice Husks to Power India

Name: How Social Entrepreneurs Use Rice Husks to Power India
Uploaded: 2013-01-17T22:00:00Z
Duration: P480S
Description: India suffers from chronic power interruptions and failures stemming from energy policies created to court voter blocs and never accounted for the cost of power. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on efforts by social entrepreneurs to solve part of India's power problems by creating village-based micro grids.

Clip: 01/17/2013 | 8m

India suffers from chronic power interruptions and failures stemming from energy policies created to court voter blocs and never accounted for the cost of power. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on efforts by social entrepreneurs to solve part of India's power problems by creating village-based micro grids.

Aired: 01/17/13

Rating: NR

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