Many Indians already have backup battery systems because the grid, even in big cities, is so unreliable. This may make the switch to solar less burdensome, at least cognitively, if not practically.
The real winners of the current movement towards decentralized tech (mobile phones, solar etc) will be BRICS and developing countries, if only they can keep their political systems consistent enough.
The beauty of decentralised systems like these is that they make central governtment less relevant. This is generally a good thing, but particularly so in place with less stable political systems.
