Smart village
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Concept of smart villages is a global modern approach for off-grid communities. Vision behind this concept is to assist the policy makers, donors and socio-economic planner for rural electrification worldwide.
The concept has received much attention in the context of Asian and African countries, although it is also found in other parts of the world such as Europe. Smart villages concept is engaged in efforts to combat the real barriers to energy access in villages, particularly in developing countries with technological, financial and educational methodology.[1] A major focus of smart villages is the adoption of renewable resource in place of fossil fuel, which is seen as the best approach that can be developed through off-grid systems or communities.[2]