IBM takes the plunge into sustainable energy : Commercial Solar for Offices
The Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) established in 1948, is a multi-disciplinary government organization under the Department of Mines, Ministry of Mines, engaged in the promotion of conservation, scientific development of mineral resources and protection of the environment in mines other than coal, petroleum & natural gas, atomic minerals and minor minerals.The organisation has always been at the forefront of adopting sustainable practices to drive forward mining activities across their partner organisations in the mining industry. With the installation of a grid connected rooftop solar power plant at their premises, IBM has further demonstrated their commitment towards sustainable development.
The capacity of the grid-connected rooftop solar power plant installed at IBM, Bangalore is 52 kWp, has been constructed using high quality 325 Wp poly-crystalline solar PV modules from one of India’s top module manufacturer RenewSys totaling 160 nos., 1 no. 50 kW high efficiency SUNGROW on-grid solar inverter enabled with Trinity Touch Data Logger Monitoring System and highest quality Balance of System (BoS).The plant is divided into two sub-arrays, each of X kWp each and has been installed on flat RCC roof of the building. The solar power plant was setup under Govt. OPEX financing mechanism, wherein the entire cost of Engineering, Procurement and Commissioning of the plant is managed by U-Solar while IBM reaps the benefits of clean and inexpensive solar power by entering into a long term PPA with a tenure of 20 years. The PMC for the project was executed by Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL), a reputed Govt. PSU based out of Jaipur, Rajasthan














