The crippling power crisis in most parts of India has got the Government in a bind apart from having a pernicious influence on the growth prospects of India. In an economy that is chronically stricken with energy issues, a 12.5% energy shortage in power and electricity supply is not breaking news. Power outages becoming the order of the day, frustrates many segments and strata of the society.
The ramifications of this are listed below:
1. Businesses suffer colossal losses with many small scale businesses on the brink of closure
2. Agriculture encounters poor irrigation of crops due to lack of water as the pump sets don’t run. This has also contributed to social consequences
3. Water supply, both in rural and urban areas for domestic use, is challenged
Encountered with a daunting task of ensuring power and water to the various sectors, the Government is forced to look for alternate / renewable solutions to surmount this grave issue. Of the multiple renewable solutions that are available, embracing solar as the solution to adequately support in the current critical scenario appears to be a prudent move by the Government.
Solar pumps are useful where grid power is unavailable, or of poor quality and unreliable. The solar pumping systems can be widely used for agriculture and livestock, rural /tribal area water supply, in forests and host of other areas where electrification is a challenge. It is also a good substitute for diesel power. Industries and commercial buildings have also taken recourse to harnessing sun power in right earnest.
At Grundfos India, we have seen first-hand how our solar pump solutions helped create a positive impact on the socio-economic lives of thousands of people in rural India.
Ranganath N.K.
Managing Director, Grundfos India
