Indian Army in its quest for harnessing renewable energy for its troops inaugurated the First Green Solar Energy harnessing plant of 56 KVA using Vanadium based battery technology in North Sikkim, at an altitude of 16000 ft.
Public Relation Officer (Defence) Guwahati, P Khongsai stated that the project was completed in collaboration with IIT Mumbai.
A team of eminent faculty from the Institute led by Prof Prakash Ghosh and troops of the Indian Army completed the project braving extreme climatic conditions. The project will immensely benefit troops in the forward areas and will be environment friendly.
