Indus Towers has stated that it has converted 35,000 tower sites across 15 circles to diesel-free sites. The company invested Rs 3.6 billion to achieve this target, including investments for advanced energy storage solutions and cooling units. It is estimated that these deployments will help the tower company save 54 million liters of diesel annually, which translates to a reduction in cost of Rs 3 billion a year. Few of the cities in which these towers are located include Ahmadabad, Gandhinagar, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Mumbai and Palampur.
The company is now planning to increase its count of diesel-free sites to 40,000 sites by March 31, 2015. Indus has further stated that it has reduced the diesel consumption on its towers by 35 per cent over the last four years. Presently, only 33 per cent of the company?s energy expenditure is attributed to diesel expenses. The company currently has a tower portfolio of 114,000 towers across India.
