As many as 75 tribal houses will be lit up with solar and biodiesel-generated power at Lakshmanapura and Billenahosahalli villages in Hunsur taluk of Mysuru district.
The project has been implemented by the Centre for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technologies (CREST), National Institute of Engineering.
Mr. Shamsundar Subbarao, head and chief coordinator, CREST-NIE, and Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, said that 75 houses will be electrified using a portable microgrid power plant and as against the total load calculated at 4kw, the micro grid will provide 6kw of power.
