EESL plans change to clean energy firm

Best known for its LED lighting programme, Energy Efficiency Services (EESL), an entity under the power ministry, has seen its revenue increase 19-fold in two years. Said to be the only company in South Asia to only run energy efficiency schemes, EESL now seems set to rediscover itself as an end-to-end clean energy entity.

An investment plan is being readied of close to Rs 30,000 crore over the next three to four years — it is yet to be finalised. As it shifts gear, close to Rs 5,000 crore is being planned on solar energy solutions, especially for the agricultural sector. EESL would subsidise solar-run agri pumps