ITI Ltd bags an order worth Rs 300 crore to install 1,00,000 solar street lights in Bihar

New Delhi: ITI Limited on Tuesday said that it has received an order worth around Rs 300 crores from Bihar Renewable Energy Development Authority (BREDA) for supply and installation of 1,00,000 numbers of solar street light systems for Bihar State Government.

This is in addition to 80,000 solar street light systems the Company is currently executing in Bihar for BREDA.

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According to the company, its Naini Plant has been manufacturing solar panels for the last six years has received an order for supply & installation of 1,00,000 numbers of solar street light systems amounting to around Rs 300 crore under “Mukhyamantri Gramin Solar Street Light Yojana.” The districts covered in this Order are Gopalgunj, Siwan, Samastipur, Purnia, Araria, Gaya, Darbhanga, Patna, Katihar, and Khagaria.

The above-mentioned systems are to be installed under supervision of BREDA and the major components of the solar streetlight systems are Solar PV Module, Solar Batteries, LED Luminaries, Mounting Structures, and Balance of System (BOS).

Speaking on the partnership, ITI Limited's Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Rajesh Rai said, "ITI Limited is extremely delighted to partner with Government of Bihar’s BREDA again to provide street lights with sustainable solar energy. It gives me immense satisfaction that the Bihar Government has come back to ITI by reposing faith in our ability for their developmental initiatives. Our team has been working hard to provide the best-in-class products and services, and I am confident that we will execute this prestigious project too to the best expectations of our client. With this additional Order, we have established ITI as a reliable solar systems provider striving for a greener tomorrow.”

Rai added, “ITI Limited has now amassed dependable experience of efficiently supplying and installing Solar Street Light Systems in urban as well as rural hinterlands.”

Recently, ITI Limited won its first Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) Order from the State Election Commission (SEC) of West Bengal for the supply of Electronic Voting Machines after the successful demonstration to the SEC at Kolkata.

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