Lord’s Mark Industries, as the sole channel partner to Philips India, will be involved with the development of a mega solar-powered street lighting project in Bihar.
The project will be implemented through Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency (BREDA) – a state government-owned entity and the the nodal agency for remote village electrification in Bihar.
World’s largest
The total project outlay is estimated at Rs.900 crore. In the first phase, Rs.300 crore will be spent on installing some 1 lakh street lights, in the first year. The overall project is understood to involve 3 lakh lights.
According to a release by Lord’s Mark Industries (Lords), Bihar, thanks to this project, will be housing the world’s biggest solar street light system based on RMS (Remote Monitoring System).
Commitment reiterated
“The street lights project in Bihar reiterates our commitment to building a new India by enriching the quality of people’s lives. We are certain that this master project will be the harbinger of solar electrification in all parts of the country. We are proud to have tied up with the world’s largest electronics conglomerate Philips to implement the project that will cover remote parts of Bihar,” said Sachidanand Upadhyay, Founder, Lords Mark Industries.
Also Read: Exclusive interview by T&D India with Sachidanand Upadhyay, Founder, Lord’s Mark Industries (June 2021).
How it works
The light poles are fitted with a box containing a SIM card, which transmits data to a centralised system. The system will thus show the exact functioning status of all the streetlights, all over state.
Lords has developed the RMS system in-house with its R&D team and the system is powered with artificial intelligence for transmitting data through SIM cards, the release said.
Epoch-making project
“Bihar is the first state to implement the world’s largest solar-based public services, and we are proud to be the nodal agency for this epoch-making project. We believe this project will be a game-changer for renewable energy systems in other states. We are honoured to have the country’s most respectable lighting solutions company, Lord’s Mark Industries, and the world’s leading electronics firm, Philips, as partners for implementing this colossal project,” said Khagesh Choudhary, Assistant Director, BREDA.
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