Govt wants telecom towers to run on solar power; sets up panel
Press Trust of India / New Delhi October 04, 2010 With diesel generators that power three lakh telecom towers in the country guzzling fuel worth over Rs 6,400 crore every year, Government has set up a panel to promote renewable energy particularly solar in the sector to slash cost as well hazardous carbon emissions. To be headed by Ajay Bhattacharya of Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) of Telecom Ministry, the five-member panel has recently been asked to submit a set of guidelines to suggest ways to promote renewable energy options…
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