CHENNAI: In a bid to make the telecom towers more environment-friendly and cut down the energy consumption by 70 per cent, a Chennai-based firm has come out with a solar solution. Sajjan M Sharma, Managing Director of MHS, announced a compact, low maintenance and energy saving solution for telecom service providers, who are the second largest consumers of diesel, guzzling about two billion litres every year.The company, which is a joint venture between Germany-based b+w Electronic Systems, is focusing on operating the technology — Solar Power Cube and Advanced Solar Energy Cube, for the mobile phone operators. “The technology is highly economical, eco-friendly and an ideal power source for telecom operators as it will reduce the usage of diesel, cut down energy consumption by 70 per cent and control the carbon dioxide emissions,” said Sharma.“We won’t be selling our technology but offering to operate the technology at an economical cost. We are in advanced talks with leading telecom service providers who are keen to install and test our technology. In the first quarter, we will install six units in six different parts of India. Twelve cubes shall be installed in states like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, which face a power crisis,” he said. “In the next four quarters, we will have 600 units, which will be imported from Germany before we start manufacturing the product in six acres of land near the border of Tamil Nadu or Andhra Pradesh."Sharma said a report from the telecom industry stated that `1,51,000 crore will be needed to power the entire telecom tower force in the country, as a majority of 4lakh odd mobile towers in India are located in rural and semi-urban areas. Here the electricity is scarce and diesel or a lead battery is required from seven to 21 hours in a day to keep the services uninterrupted.The power cube utilises the solar panel as a power generation device and uses Li-ion batteries that will allow higher operating temperatures.
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