Viom joins hands with Japanese co to reduce energy consumption

The collaboration will explore newer avenues of bringing greener energy solutions to telecom infrastructure sector

Independent telecom tower company Viom Networks, a joint venture of the Tata Group and Kolkata-based Srei Group, on Wednesday signed an agreement with Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) as part of its plan to reduce energy consumption for running its towers. With the memorandumof understanding (MoU), Viom will be able to reduce energy consumption by about 50% in 62 sites initially as the model project will implemented at these sites across India.

According to NEDO, there will be a reduction of about 10 lakh kilolitres of diesel if its system is replicated all the four lakh telecom towers in India."Viom Networks and NEDO have collaborated to explore newer avenues of bringing greener energy solutions to telecom infrastructure sector. Viom Networks has clear environmental goals in the areas of energy efficiency and climate protection.We are fully committed to improve our energy efficiency. Viom Networks and NEDO will assess what can be done to further improve energy performance of telecomtowers," said Sudhir Prasad, COO, Viom Networks.

The projectwould include introduction of renewable energy and lithium ion batteries andapplication of energy management system supplied by NEC Corporation todemonstrate efficient power uses in telecom towers. Further, it would also applyphoto catalyst coat that reflects solar radiation on the side wall and roof the shelter of switches at telecom towers to control the temperature inside theshelter contribution to reduction in power consumption in telecom towers, Viom said in a statement.

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