Remote villages to get electricity due to IIT Madras Solar DC tech
Posted on: 17/Jan/2019 11:04:22 AM
There are few villages in northeastern parts of India that are beyond the reach of electricity grids and people present in these villages live without electricity. The sensational news is the remote places in Manipur, Assam, Meghalaya etc would soon get electricity due to Solar DC Technology developed by Indian Institute of Technology Madras or IITM.
It is known that Cygni Energy Private Ltd is innovative Solar DC solutions start up that was incubated at the IITM. This company is involved in installing 3026 unit in the villages that are present high up in the remote corners of Manipur. In addition to this the company would also be installing 25000 unit solar inverters and lights in the villages belonging to Assam.
Popular professor belonging to IITM, Mr. Ashok Jhunjhunwala expressed his views. He spoke about how IITM has played a huge role in taking the electricity to remote villages belonging to Assam, Manipur and Meghalaya, Jammu and Kashmir etc. He appreciated the efforts of Solar DC system in making equipments that are smaller in size and cost. The IITM professor then spoke about how the equipments have helped them in difficult terrains. The main advantage of powering homes with DC power lines is it reduces power consumption effectively. Finally he hinted that DC power lines would be increasingly deployed with solar in both urban as well as in the rural homes in India.
Manipur Renewable Energy Development Agency had funded an amount of Rs 11.5 crores for the Manipur project and the installation has been completed in 2800 homes. The target of 100 percent electrification on rural households has been set by Cygni Energy Private Ltd.
As per Mr. Venkat Rajaraman, chief executive officer of Cygni Energy Private Ltd, the solar inverter-less product made by his company was unique, disruptive product that is bringing about paradigm shift in the way energy is generated and consumed. He then spoke about how people would be able to use power for 8 hours to full load and close to 12 -14 hours in reserve mode with Solar DC solution with basic appliances like mobile charges and bulbs etc.
