Jain Irrigation bags Rs 473 cr contract for solar pump

The contract was awarded by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to the company for supplying 8,959 solar agri-pumps

Jain Jyot solar water pumping system
Jain Jyot solar water pumping system
BS B2B Bureau Mumbai
Last Updated : Nov 06 2015 | 5:22 PM IST
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd (JISL) has bagged the largest ever solar agri pump tenders for Rs 473 crore from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company’s (MSEDCL) for supply and installation of 8,959 solar agri-pumps.
 
This is the first pilot phase out of the world’s biggest solar agri-pump project for 500,000 pumps launched by Government of Maharashtra through MSEDCL.
 
"Over the last few years, Jain Irrigation, which is the only manufacturer of complete DC solar agri-pump systems in the world, has installed more than 15,000 solar agri-pump sets across India in 8-9 states, which is more than 50 percent of the total installations in the country till date," said JISL in a press release.
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First Published: Nov 05 2015 | 11:15 AM IST

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