IFFCO took the lead and now several other cooperatives have also begun focusing on electricity generation through solar power. An interesting case is that of Vipra Multipurpose Souharda Credit Cooperative Society at Vinobha Nagar in Bangalore.
Vipra Multipurpose Souharda Credit Cooperative Society has met its electricity needs by using the solar energy and planned to project it as a model for revenue generation, reports Hindu.
A.R. Prasanna Kumar, president of the society said the duration of power cut was too long and as a solution to this problem, it was decided to tap the solar energy.
Two mini-solar energy plants of 5-kW capacity each were installed on the roof top of the building of the society. An on-grid inverter that converts direct current (DC) into alternating current (AC) was also installed.
The cost of installation for the two mini-solar plants was Rs 10.5 lakh and 1,400 (700×2) units of power is being generated from the two plants, every month.