Professor Satish Patil, Dr Chithambararaj and their team at IISc Bangalore have successfully installed a 5.2kW solar-powered micro-grid in a primary health centre in Gudageri, Dharwad. The health centre provides care for 20-30,000 people from nearby rural villages, including delivering an average of 10 infants per month. They have a maternity unit and a deep…

The Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore (IISc) have installed a 1.5 kW solar power unit at Acharya School, Manchenahalli in Karnataka. The distribution of power in Manchenahalli is very sporadic, and during the day the power is not available in the school. The initial objective of this project is to provide uninterrupted power supply…