Servotech, Smart Power India to Create Solar Ecosystem in Rural India

Aiming to promote awareness about and access to solar power in the rural communities of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, and Jharkhand, Servotech Power Systems Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Smart Power India, a subsidiary of New York-based Rockefeller Foundation.

The companies believe that educating people about the benefits of solar energy for electrification will bring about economic development, welfare and reduction of poverty.

Besides ensuring access to reliable and quality electricity, the MoU has been inked to eliminate dependence and reliance on traditional biomass cookstoves used in the rural areas that exposes families to high levels of indoor air pollution and severe adverse health impacts that result in higher mortality rate or lower life expectancy.

The Indian government currently is exploring a hybrid model to leverage roof-top solar energy for cooking as part of its plan to reduce imports of costly fossil fuels and promote induction cooking practices in the rural as well as urban areas.

Commenting on the partnership, Kulbir Singh, Vice President, Sales, Servotech Power Systems Limited, said, “The signing of MoU with Smart Power India is in line with our unwavering commitment to contribute to the society, manufacture equipment indigenously in accordance with the government’s Make In India initiative and provide innovative solutions for the betterment of all communities especially in the rural regions.”

“Servotech’s cooperation and collaboration with Smart Power India would surely help us gain an edge to serve the rural communities better and drive a positive change in the society. While the Servotech appointed channel partners in rural areas would help us gain a better understanding of the hindrances in the solar ecosystem, the partnership would help us both ensure the installation of quality equipment for projects incentivised by SPI,” stated Navneet Gupta, Associate Director, C&I, Smart Power India.