The Tezpur University in Assam on Thursday said it is generating an average of nearly 90,000 kilowatt of electricity every month through solar power.
The central university has so far generated 19,68,345 kW of energy from October 2018 to July 2020 by installing solar panels on the roofs of 15 buildings in the campus.
“The maximum generation in one day is 5,938 kW and the average daily generation during this period is 2,949 kW,” it said in a statement.
The highest amount of electricity in a single month was generated in August 2019 (1,12,149 kW), the varsity said.
“The university also reduced 1,614 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission due to solar power generation during this period,” the statement said.
