Idea receives grant from USTDA for Green Telecom pilot in India

04 Dec 2013 Evaluate

Idea Cellular, India’s third largest mobile operator has been awarded a grant of over $1 million from the US Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), to fund a pilot involving deployment of Solar Hybrid Methanol Based Fuel Cell (SHMBFC) at telecom sites in India. In a first ever funding of a Green Telecom project in India by the USTDA, Idea will be supported by ICF International (Fairfax, VA), which will undertake a feasibility study and pilot project that will assess the technical, economic and financial feasibility of deploying methanol based fuel cell (SHMBFC) systems that provide continuous and uninterruptible power to off grid telecom towers at five sites belonging to Idea.

The project aims to assist Idea Cellular’s effort to replace stationary diesel engines by demonstrating SHMBFC technology at five telecom tower sites using 2.5 and 5.0 kilowatt fuel cell units. Idea has been at the forefront of adopting environmentally sustainable practices to reduce carbon emissions and operating costs of telecom network operations in India. With the support from organizations such as the USTDA, and global expertise from ICF Inc, Idea aims to undertake and execute more such energy efficient projects for CO2 emission reduction from telecom sites across India.

Idea Cellular, an AV Birla group company, provides Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)-based wireless service at the pan-India level, it is present in all 22 telecom circles.

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