BENGALURU: The International Institute of Information Technology-Bangalore installed a 500 kVA rooftop solar power system in its campus recently. It was inaugurated by S Gopalakrishnan, Chairman, IIIT-B governing body.
The solar power system offers 498.43 KWP capacity which is nearly 40 per cent of the power requirement of the institute.
IIIT-B has installed 393 solar panels on rooftops and has upgraded its infrastructure to tap green energy. Jagadish P Patil, Chief Administration Officer, said, “Our power requirement has shot up to 22% as there is an increase in student strength and upgradation of infrastructure. With this solar power system, we can reduce 40 per cent on the overall power bill.”