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Solar power is transforming Indian banking. Here’s how

Solar power is making India's rural banks more reliable for customers.

Solar power is making India's rural banks more reliable for customers. Image: E-Hands Energy

Moushumi Basu
Environment Journalist, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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The manager of the Aithawade branch of RBL Bank, Sandeep Banne, works on his solar power-driven laptop, in western India
The manager of the Aithawade branch of RBL Bank, Sandeep Banne, works on his solar power-driven laptop, in western India Image: E-Hands Energy

An inverter and battery system that make up the solar power system at UBI bank, in Rampachodavaram village, India
An inverter and battery system that make up the solar power system at UBI bank, in Rampachodavaram village, India Image: E-Hands Energy
Customers in the Aitawade branch of RBL bank, which runs on solar power, in India
Customers in the Aitawade branch of RBL bank, which runs on solar power, in India Image: E-Hands Energy

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