This study identifies and assesses the perspectives of four key stakeholder groups towards solar minigrids in rural India. The stakeholders considered are policymakers, minigrid developers and operators, development organizations, and national grid representatives. Recent state and national policies in India have increased the focus on minigrids and their services. In this study, stakeholder interviews were employed to identify the attitudes towards the recent electricity policy, the underlying context for minigrid development, the role of minigrids in rural electrification, and the inclusion of minigrid systems within the larger framework of electricity sector policies by the recent government minigrid policies. Results indicate that stakeholders agree that minigrids, as a rural electricity service, are currently viable to complement the national grid due to their high reliability, performance in remote regions, and diminishing cost per unit. However, stakeholders disagree on the future outcomes, with diverging views on the priority of minigrids as an electrification tool in the face of the expanding central grid, the ideal implementation strategy for minigrids, and the potential for grid-minigrid interaction. Based on stakeholder feedback, the growth of minigrids in India is likely to be constrained by the confidence in recent policies, necessitating more frequent dialogue among decision makers and a solidified relationship to the national electricity grid.

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对印度太阳能微型电网系统的看法：多方利益相关者分析

本研究确定并评估了四个主要利益相关者群体对印度农村太阳能微型电网的看法。考虑的利益相关者是政策制定者、微型电网开发商和运营商、开发组织和国家电网代表。印度最近的州和国家政策增加了对微型电网及其服务的关注。在这项研究中，利益相关者访谈被用来确定对近期电力政策的态度、微型电网发展的基本背景、微型电网在农村电气化中的作用，以及近期将微型电网系统纳入电力部门政策的更大框架。政府微电网政策。结果表明，利益相关者同意微型电网作为一种农村电力服务，由于其高可靠性、在偏远地区的性能以及不断降低的单位成本，目前可以作为国家电网的补充。然而，利益相关者对未来的结果存在分歧，对于微型电网作为电气化工具的优先级，面对不断扩大的中央电网、微型电网的理想实施策略以及电网与微型电网互动的潜力存在分歧。根据利益相关者的反馈，印度微型电网的增长可能会受到对近期政策的信心的限制，需要决策者之间更频繁的对话以及与国家电网的稳固关系。面对不断扩大的中央电网，微型电网作为电气化工具的优先级、微型电网的理想实施策略以及电网-微型电网互动的潜力，各方意见不一。根据利益相关者的反馈，印度微型电网的增长可能会受到对近期政策信心的限制，需要决策者之间更频繁的对话以及与国家电网的稳固关系。面对不断扩大的中央电网，微型电网作为电气化工具的优先级、微型电网的理想实施策略以及电网-微型电网互动的潜力，各方意见不一。根据利益相关者的反馈，印度微型电网的增长可能会受到对近期政策信心的限制，需要决策者之间更频繁的对话以及与国家电网的稳固关系。