Indore-based Solarsure, an engineering, procurement and construction firm, has commissioned plants with a capacity of over 300 MW under the PM -KUSUM scheme, benefitting farmers. It has in the pipeline projects totalling 1.5 GW, said its founder Bhavesh Patidar.
The company has enabled over 50,000 farmers in the country to get irrigation through solar power through the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Uttan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme.
This has cut the dependence on erratic power supply in some of the underdeveloped rural areas and diesel, while increasing farmers’ income by 30 per cent. “We are not just raising the income of the farmers, we are also creating a huge impact in the society,” said Patidar.
