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Abstract  

This paper deals with the study of rural electrification scenario through Photo Voltaic cell systems of Sagar island which is isolated from main land mass of West Bengal state by river Hugli (width of river ~3Km). Photovoltaic (P.V) put in place by the West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (WBREDA) have clearly brought benefits to many of the residents of Sagar island.. The highly-touted community management system governing the projects has been successful at instilling local pride and overcoming the traditionally thorny problem of tariff no collection. There are ten solar-powered stations which installed in between 1996 to 2006 at different remote sides of the Island. Kamalpur is the village where solar-powered station first installed in 1996 with power generation capacity of 26 (kW). After two years (1998) another solar-powered station was installed in the village of Mritunjoynagar with the same capacity as the previous project. In 1999 three solar-powered stations installed, namely Khasmahal, Gayenbazar, and Mahendraganj solar projects with capacity of 25(kW) each. Natendrapur and Uttar Haradhanpur solar-power stations developed in 2000 having 28.5 & 32.5 (kW) power generation capacity. In 2001, only one solar-powered station is installed at Mandirtala, with power generate capacity of 28.5 (kW). Koylapara & Rudranagar Hospital solar-power stations are installed in 2006.Their power generate capacity was 120 & 20 (kW) respectively.

Keywords: Renewable Energy, Solar Radiation, Density

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