The power scenario in India, its impact and probable solution by Grundfos

The power scenario in India, its impact and probable solution:

The crippling power crisis in most parts of India has got the Government in a bind apart from having a pernicious influence on the growth prospects and the trajectory India aims to course through in the years ahead. In an economy that is chronically stricken with energy issues, a 12.5% energy shortage in power and electricity supply is not breaking news.

Power outages becoming the order of the day, frustrates many segments and strata of the society. The ramifications of power paralysis are listed below:

1. Businesses suffer colossal losses with many small scale businesses on the brink of closure
2. Agriculture encounters poor irrigation of crops due to lack of water which the pump sets need to provide from borewells /openwells. It has also contributed to social consequences
3. Water supply, both in rural and urban areas for domestic use, is challenged   

Encountered with a daunting task of ensuring power and water to the various sectors, the Government is forced into a catalytic phase to look for alternate / renewable solutions to surmount this grave issue. Of the multiple renewable solutions that are available, embracing solar as the solution to adequately support in the current critical scenario appears to be a prudent move by the Government.

Solar pumps are useful where grid power is unavailable, or of poor quality and unreliable. The solar pumping systems are widely used for agriculture and livestock, rural /tribal area water supply, forest, and host of other areas where electrification is a challenge. Industries and commercial buildings have also taken recourse to harnessing sun power in right earnest. 

Grundfos Pumps India Pvt. Ltd (Grundfos India) a forerunner in sustainable pump solutions announced today that it has sold more than 8,800 solar pumps across the country. The company has sold and installed its solar pump solutions across states such as Maharashtra, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. 

Commenting on this key milestone, Ranganath N.K, Managing Director, Grundfos India said, “In India, over 700,000 villages do not have access to water. An off-grid, self-sustaining solar pumping solution is the quickest way to provide water to millions. As a company which is committed to a greener and cleaner planet, Grundfos India constantly focuses on offering energy efficient and sustainable pumping solutions, of which solar water pumps is one among them”.