Solar Modules On The Rooftop Of The World – The Ladakh Project
For decades they have lived without electricity. Cut off from the rest of the world by a rugged terrain, by remote, far flung villages, inclement -40 degrees Celsius weather and a total absence of grid electricity.

To the isolated men, women and children living in the Trans Himalayan region of Ladakh, life remains unchanged year after year.

Homes where the day’s chores follow the sun, schools and monasteries that have never known what it is to simply switch on a light, health care units severely restricted by the absence of grid power, entire villages submerged in darkness at sunset…

Until Tata BP Solar and the Ladakh Renewable Energy Development Agency (LREDA) joined hands to transform the lives of thousands living in the Last Shangri La.

Tata BP Solar has played a pivotal role in the Rs.166 million LREDA Project to electrify 80 remote and mountainous villages, as the first step towards electrifying the entire region of Ladakh.

The Project was approved by the Government of India in September 2000 and Solar Energy was the natural choice, since Ladakh is blessed with sunshine for more than 300 days in a year. The low ambient temperature ensures that PV Modules operate at optimum efficiency. And the tough mountainous terrain makes other forms of energy unviable.

 


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