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REC Solar Panels Bring Clean Energy to Remote Himalayan Communities

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Press Trust of India NEW DELHI
Last Updated : Dec 20 2018 | 10:10 AM IST

/ -- Marking the recent United Nations Global Climate Summit in Katowice, Poland, REC Group, the leading European brand for solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, reports on its own initiatives to bring clean energy to communities that were previously reliant on polluting sources of power. In cooperation with Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE), which leverages tourism to provide clean energy and digital education access to remote communities, REC Group contributed its solar panels that now generate energy in remote villages and schools in the Ladakh and Zanskar regions of India. Many of the communities in these sparsely populated regions have no access to grid-based power, and therefore rely on either very old solar lanterns or kerosene lamps for lighting. Thanks to the REC solar panels, every household in the villages now has basic access to energy, including LED lights in all rooms, street lights for the common areas and much better lighting in schools.

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Challenges and operating model
Better light, better education, cleaner air
Clean energy: UN goals on sustainable development
This December's UN Global Climate Summit in Katowice, Poland, underscores the urgency of efforts to combat climate change. "With this and other initiatives, we are making our contribution to one of the United Nations' 17 declared goals on sustainable development", says Rohit Kumar, Director, REC Solar for Indian Subcontinent." Goal number 7 unequivocally commits 'to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.'
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First Published: Dec 20 2018 | 10:10 AM IST

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