In these times of distress, self-reliant villages and sustainable development are more crucial than ever. Support is much needed to uplift durably impoverished communities. Rural electrification has been recognized as playing a key role in helping poverty-stricken rural regions to develop sustainable livelihoods. Yet, despite several plans initiated by governments, rural electrification alone has fallen short in providing sustainable solutions for the development of rural areas. In this paper, a multidisciplinary approach is prescribed. A framework to achieve sustainable development is presented where microfinancing, social cooperation, and Self-Help-Groups, stimulate entrepreneurship, and where cost effective solar + battery electricity solutions support local initiatives. Microgrid simulations based on field data show in what proportion autonomous microgrids are more cost effective when rural businesses, workshops, schools, or GSM towers, (i.e. anchor customers) complement households’ loads. Experience shows that this is also a critical factor of sustainability. Therefore, rural development and electrification campaigns would benefit from the cooperative association among anchor customers, Self-Help-Groups, and microfinancing. These findings can support policy makers, government, and regulators for the development of successful rural electrification campaigns.

在这些困难时期，自力更生的村庄和可持续发展比以往任何时候都更加重要。非常需要支持来改善长期贫困的社区。农村电气化已被公认为在帮助贫困农村地区发展可持续生计方面发挥着关键作用。然而，尽管政府启动了多项计划，但仅凭农村电气化就无法为农村地区的发展提供可持续的解决方案。在本文中，规定了多学科方法。提出了实现可持续发展的框架，其中小额信贷、社会合作和自助团体可以激发创业精神，并且具有成本效益的太阳能 + 电池电力解决方案支持地方举措。基于现场数据的微电网模拟显示，当农村企业、车间、学校或 GSM 塔（即主要客户）补充家庭负载时，自主微电网在多大程度上更具成本效益。经验表明，这也是可持续性的一个关键因素。因此，农村发展和电气化运动将受益于主要客户、自助团体和小额信贷之间的合作关系。这些发现可以支持政策制定者、政府和监管机构成功开展农村电气化运动。农村发展和电气化运动将受益于主要客户、自助团体和小额信贷之间的合作协会。这些发现可以支持政策制定者、政府和监管机构成功开展农村电气化运动。农村发展和电气化运动将受益于主要客户、自助团体和小额信贷之间的合作协会。这些发现可以支持政策制定者、政府和监管机构成功开展农村电气化运动。