AgroFossilFree - Saga of silicon plate: An empirical analysis on the impact of socio economic factors of farmers on inception of solar plants

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India, being the developing country, demand for energy is growing year by year beyond the generation capacity. India is the fifth largest power producer in the world and the current demand is 155 GW and it is estimated that demand for electricity reaches to 217 GW by the year 2021 - 22. Consumption of electricity is considered as of the indicators for the country's development. The per capita consumption of electricity is crossing 1,000 units in a year in India which means a good sign for the industrial development which may leads to the economic growth of the country. The other side 280 million Indian citizens still do not have access to electricity; this problem is more in rural areas. The problems involved in generation of conventional electricity, transmission and distribution and the week condition of the state electricity boards of the concerned states are also reasons for the current scenario. More over conventionally generated electricity is causing for the environmental pollution. In this context, generating electricity through renewable resources is an important alternative and it is eco friendly too. This empirical paper attempted to know the socio economic factors which are affecting the inception of solar plants either solar photovoltaic method or solar thermal among farmers in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Multiple Linear Regression Analysis (MLRA) was used to analyze the data.