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Electricity is the most convenient form of energy for industrial, agricultural, commercial and domestic activities; it is the key input for the economic and industrial development of a country. In recent years, countries all over the world have taken up industrialization, transport, communication as well as automation projects on large scale and to maintain reasonable growth they must have a sustainable electricity supply to achieve their developmental goals. However, the current state of affairs is quite dismal due to the following challenges.
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Kaushika, N.D., Mishra, A., Rai, A.K. (2018). Introduction to Solar Photovoltaic Power. In: Solar Photovoltaics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72404-1_1
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