Kerala looks up at solar energy for its power needs

Kochi | Sunday | 17th February, 2019

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We decided to work on it and we implemented it with a technique where hydroelectric power can be utilised when solar power is not sufficient,” he says. The medicity’s cardiology department and heart foundation are completely run using solar energy during day time. In fact, Asia’s first Renewable Energy Catheterization Laboratory is situated in Thiruvanthapuram and it also holds the record for conducting the first cardiac surgery using solar energy in 2013. Also, our power consumption is high in households,” he says.ANERT is also collaborating with the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) for several projects including Soura. “You can always rent out your rooftops to KSEB to fix solar panels and an amount will be updated in your account based on the energy produced from the panels..