HCL Foundation’s CSR project Samuday has invested ₹30 crore to set up 14 solar mini-grids in 15 villages in Hardoi district, Uttar Pradesh, in the last one year to supply uninterrupted power to 900 rural households. Samuday has also said that it would spend ₹3 crore every year for the next five years to maintain these grids.
“HCL Samuday is working in collaboration with the government of Uttar Pradesh on a solar electrification programme in three blocks of Hardoi district, namely, Kachhauna, Behendar and Kothawan,” Alok Verma, Associate Project Director, HCL Samuday, said.
