SMVDU launches innovative cost effective electricity project
In the wake of roaring energy charges and scarce power availability in Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University has pioneered an innovative energy efficient project to bring down the load from 214 KWs to 81 KWs in the campus thus saving Rs 14.50 lakhs annually.

The innovative project has been conceived by Vice Chancellor, SMVDU, Prof N K Bansal, himself a renowned energy scientist, and has been implemented in collaboration with a reputed national firm in the mega varsity campus.

Under the project, 155 W street lights have been replaced by 57 W lights, FTL fixtures of 52 W have been replaced by 28 W FTL fixtures and 60 W GLS lamps have been replaced by 8 W GLS lamps. The total cost of the project is Rs. 21.91 Lacs, which is to be paid in 24 equal installments, in a deferred payment contract signed by the University with the supplier thus making the project financially profitable right from the start.

A spokesman of the University said the connected electrical lighting load of the University has been reduced from 214 KW to 81 KW resulting in annual saving of Rs. 14.5 Lakhs, calculated @ Rs. 3.0 per KWh.

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