A 10 KW solar power system installed at the National Institute of Technology - Tiruchi by the 1980 batch through its ABCDEF Trust was commissioned on Friday by the Institute Director Mini Shaji Thomas.
The photovoltaic panels have been fixed on the terrace of the administrative building.
Alumni of the 1980 batch, who run the ABCDEF Trust, mobilised funds and installed the modern grid connected solar power system with the panels, inverter system with online monitoring of generation data. Prof. Mini Shaji Thomas inaugurated the system in the presence of Raja Manohar, Executive Director of BHEL, Tiruchi, who belongs to the 1980 batch. The ABCDEF Trust plans to implement more such green initiatives for the institute in future also. The trust will also maintain this solar system during the coming years.
