Archive · 13 Dec 2025
NIT Rourkela Develops Hybrid Microgrid for Rural Electrification
Researchers at NIT Rourkela have created a smart energy system that combines solar, wind, biomass, and water power to provide steady electricity to rural homes.
This system is designed to work even when the weather changes, ensuring that families have reliable power for lighting, fans, and other basic needs.
The team tested their invention in the lab and found it can support four households at a time.
Their goal is to bring this technology to more villages, helping to improve education, healthcare, and daily life while reducing dependence on fossil fuels.
This innovation supports global goals for clean energy, climate action, and sustainable communities.
NIT Rourkela researchers developed an intelligent hybrid microgrid combining solar, wind, biomass, pico-hydropower, and battery storage to provide stable electricity to rural areas.
The system uses advanced control techniques, including a dual-loop strategy and a hybrid stochastic fractal search-pattern search algorithm, to manage fluctuating renewable energy sources.
The prototype delivers 10 kWh of reliable electricity, enough to support the daily needs of four rural households, including lighting, fans, and basic appliances.
The research was published in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications on 9 October 2025, authored by Ananya Pritilagna Biswal, Prof Arnab Ghosh, and Prof Krishna Roy.
The innovation aims to improve education, healthcare, and daily life in rural communities while supporting global sustainable development goals for clean energy and climate action.
- Who
- Researchers from NIT Rourkela, led by Prof Arnab Ghosh and including Ananya Pritilagna Biswal and Prof Krishna Roy
- What
- Developed an intelligent hybrid microgrid system combining multiple renewable energy sources
- When
- The research was published on 9 October 2025
- Where
- NIT Rourkela, with field insights from Sundargarh district in Odisha, India
- Why
- To provide stable, reliable, and clean electricity to rural areas with inconsistent power supply
- Institution
- NIT Rourkela
- Lead Researcher
- Prof Arnab Ghosh
- Research Scholar
- Ananya Pritilagna Biswal
- Publication Date
- 9 October 2025
- Journal
- IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
- Energy Output
- 10 kWh
- Households Supported
- 4
- Renewable Sources
- Solar, Wind, Biomass, Pico-Hydropower, Battery Storage