Tata Power undertakes solar micro grid project to provide uninterrupted power to a remote village in Odisha

The 255 residents of a remote Baliapal village in Kalinganagar in coastal Odisha are plagued by frequent power cuts. The women in households cannot finish their day to day house work in the evenings and the students in the village are unable to study. Industrial Energy, a joint venture between Tata Power and Tata Steel has inaugurated a solar microgrid project in Baliapal, which will provide the residents with uninterrupted power.

Vijayant Ranjan, CEO of IEL said “A major part of rural India are still deprived of electricity, which is crucial for meeting socio-economic goals and overall human development. This microgrid project undertaken by Tata Power will ensure reliable power for the villagers and contribute towards the government’s objective of rural electrification. Renewable energy sources and technologies have the potential to provide solutions to longstanding energy problems being faced by villages in India. We would like to thank the villagers from Baliapal for extending and support and making this project a success.”

The micro grid works in tandem with the regular power supply, with its own independent energy generation sources, distribution network, and power storage capacities. The project is being managed by a committee of 20 people, including women representatives, forming the village development committee (VDC). This is the first project of its kind in Odisha, with the villagers contributing to ten percent of the cost, while the remaining 90 percent is paid for by Industrial Energy.

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