Indus Towers converts 50k cell sites outdoors to save power

Telecom tower operator Indus Towers today said it has converted 50,000 of its cell towers to outdoors eliminating the need for air-conditioners and thereby reducing energy consumption.
The company said 50,000 of its cell sites are now outdoor sites across 15 circles in the country, thus shutting AC's in those sites and working towards minimal energy consumption.
The firm operates over 1.15 lakh towers across India.
By analysing the power consumption patterns, Indus found that air conditioners' energy consumption accounts for 25-30 per cent of total energy consumption in mobile towers, it said in a statement.
However, it has been able to reduce energy consumption by implementing a simple concept and removed AC's without compromising the base transceiver station's (BTS) ambient requirements by coupling free cooling unit with the AC's and conversion of indoor sites into outdoor sites.

"The company has been focusing on enabling communications through sustainable green solutions to reduce carbon emissions and consumption of diesel, thus saving energy across all sites," Indus Towers CEO BS Shantharaju said.
Indus Towers said through various initiatives, it has managed to convert around 35 per cent of its total tower sites into green sites.