Ajaysinh Solanki, a 21-year-old mechanical engineer, is hoping to welcome the summer this year with an air conditioner, a 'luxury' that until now hardly anyone in his village could afford.
On the terrace of his modest one-storey house-Solanki's is a joint family of 20-in Modhera village in Gujarat's Mehsana district are items that are common for a typical rural household in India: pickles and spices laid out under the sun, a clothesline, an occasional straw mat. Among these, however, are also four shiny solar panels of 1 kW each that the members of the house take turns to clean. Nobody is complaining, though. Installed just about a year ago-with no hefty down-payment-these solar panels are the reason behind an extra ₹500 Solanki is now able to save every month because of the significant reduction in his monthly electricity bill. He hopes that the money will help with his sisters' education. Others in Modhera have similar stories to share. For some households, in fact, electricity is now entirely free of cost.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة January 2023 من Reader's Digest India.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة January 2023 من Reader's Digest India.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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