Karnataka School Saves Up to ?4,000 on Monthly Bills with Rooftop Solar

Global technology company Enphase Energy announced the commissioning of its first pilot project for Karnataka Public School, Kudur, Ramanagara District, Karnataka. Under this program, a 4 kW rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) micro-inverter-based hybrid system to provide uninterrupted power supply to the entire school.

Supported by the Government Education Department, Ramanagara District this is a part of Trinity Care Foundation’s (TCF) Integrated School Educational Infrastructure Development Program (ISEIDP), which forms part of Enphase India’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) related activities in India.

Enphase Energy has equipped the higher primary classrooms with desktops and projectors powered by the rooftop solar system. All the lights, fans, and computer systems are supported in case of power breakdown or failure. In the first step, the entire school was re-electrified with new cables for all the computers, and BESCOM (Bangalore Electricity Supply Company) meters were replaced with the latest digital meters.

The system is expected to generate around 15 units per day, taking care of the school’s power needs, especially for their students in the eighth, ninth, and tenth grades. With the rooftop solar system, the school would save about ?4,000 (~$50) on electricity bills every month and provide an uninterrupted power supply to run all their computers, video classes, internet, etc.

Solar power can even charge the batteries when the generation is higher than the connected load; the energy will automatically run through the inverter in the reverse direction and charge the batteries. By designing the system with a microgrid feature, this configuration utilizes the energy which would have been unutilized because of the grid failure.

“Enphase has designed a reliable and safe system to deliver uninterrupted power at government schools and ensure unhindered education in the process,” said Binu Varghese, Director – CSR Non-Profit Consulting & Project Management, Trinity Care Foundation.

SDG Goal 4?: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.?

SDG Goal 7?: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.

SDG Goal 17?: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development.

A recent CSR Project implemented by Trinity Care Foundation in a Government School, aligned with UN's sustainable development goals 4, 7 & 17 ! More details of the SDG Project at?https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzY2zt

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To help meet your corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals, Trinity Care Foundation (TCF) can create specific project proposals for your organisation. Partner organisations could fund/support to conduct Outreach Programs in Karnataka state, India.

Trinity Care Foundation (TCF) a 16-year old Non-Governmental Organization, has the Trust registration, PAN, TAN, 12AB, 80G, Professional tax and FCRA along with CSR Form 1 under MCA. It is registered with NITI Aayog, Government of India. TCF has registered with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for undertaking Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities and the registration number is CSR00003858.

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