Prof.  Subhes Bhattacharyya is a professor at the Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. He is the Principal Investigator of the EPSRC-DfID funded research work reported in this volume. He was a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP), University of Dundee prior to this. He was the Programme Director for the MSc in Energy Studies and the MSc programme in Climate Change Economics and Policy in Dundee.He specialises in energy economics, energy planning and policy issues, regulation and restructuring of energy industries and energy environment interactions. He has 25 years of experience in the energy sector in various capacities: graduate-level teaching in energy, research and industry experience. Prof. Bhattacharyya mainly focuses on applied, interdisciplinary energy research on developing economies, with a special emphasis on India and Thailand. He has published widely in peer-reviewed energy-related journals.

• Part 1 Overview of experiences.- Off-grid electrification experience from South Asia.- Off-grid electrification experience from outside South Asia.- The Chinese model rural electrification and electricity access.- Part 2 Technology Choices, Participatory Approaches and Financing.- Technology choices for off-grid electrification.- Participatory models for off-grid electrification.- Financing options.- Part 3 Issues and lessons.- Rural electrification and rural development.- Regulatory governance of off-grid electrification.-Clusters, poverty reduction and off-grid electrification.

Prof.  Subhes Bhattacharyya is a professor at the Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. He is the Principal Investigator of the EPSRC-DfID funded research work reported in this volume. He was a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP), University of Dundee prior to this. He was the Programme Director for the MSc in Energy Studies and the MSc programme in Climate Change Economics and Policy in Dundee.He specialises in energy economics, energy planning and policy issues, regulation and restructuring of energy industries and energy environment interactions. He has 25 years of experience in the energy sector in various capacities: graduate-level teaching in energy, research and industry experience. Prof. Bhattacharyya mainly focuses on applied, interdisciplinary energy research on developing economies, with a special emphasis on India and Thailand. He has published widely in peer-reviewed energy-related journals.

• Part 1 Overview of experiences.- Off-grid electrification experience from South Asia.- Off-grid electrification experience from outside South Asia.- The Chinese model rural electrification and electricity access.- Part 2 Technology Choices, Participatory Approaches and Financing.- Technology choices for off-grid electrification.- Participatory models for off-grid electrification.- Financing options.- Part 3 Issues and lessons.- Rural electrification and rural development.- Regulatory governance of off-grid electrification.-Clusters, poverty reduction and off-grid electrification.

Prof.  Subhes Bhattacharyya is a professor at the Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. He is the Principal Investigator of the EPSRC-DfID funded research work reported in this volume. He was a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP), University of Dundee prior to this. He was the Programme Director for the MSc in Energy Studies and the MSc programme in Climate Change Economics and Policy in Dundee.He specialises in energy economics, energy planning and policy issues, regulation and restructuring of energy industries and energy environment interactions. He has 25 years of experience in the energy sector in various capacities: graduate-level teaching in energy, research and industry experience. Prof. Bhattacharyya mainly focuses on applied, interdisciplinary energy research on developing economies, with a special emphasis on India and Thailand. He has published widely in peer-reviewed energy-related journals.

• Part 1 Overview of experiences.- Off-grid electrification experience from South Asia.- Off-grid electrification experience from outside South Asia.- The Chinese model rural electrification and electricity access.- Part 2 Technology Choices, Participatory Approaches and Financing.- Technology choices for off-grid electrification.- Participatory models for off-grid electrification.- Financing options.- Part 3 Issues and lessons.- Rural electrification and rural development.- Regulatory governance of off-grid electrification.-Clusters, poverty reduction and off-grid electrification.