The solar panel at the Tangedco office –DC
Coimbatore: The chief engineer’s (CE) room at the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) here is now solar-powered.
The 400 watts of solar power generated through the solar photovoltaic panels set up at the roof of Tangedco’s Tatabad office here lights the room and runs the fans at chief engineer A. Thangavelu’s chamber. “We are the first Tangedco office in the state to convert the room to solar. We will gradually transform all other office buildings too to use solar power,” said Thangavelu, speaking to this newspaper here on Monday.
In 2 months, Tangedco here will go for a three-kilowatt solar plant at its office, which will be helpful in providing power to its other office rooms. The state has embarked on a solar mission to meet the growing energy demands, and hence, non-conventional energy should be utilized to the maximum to conserve electricity, said sources.
With the help of school and college students, the Tangedco office here had embarked on creating awareness on power conservation in the district. They distributed pamphlets, besides educating their own family members to use only CFL lamps. Interestingly, a private company has sponsored solar panels for the Tangedco office.
“In two months, we will install the 3-kilowatt plant at the office, that will increase our use of solar power for routine works,” said the chief engineer.
Officials at Tangedco said that both the common man and industries should strive to generate non-conventional energy, as dependence only on conventional power would not be adequate when demand was considered.
