Indus Towers equips 50,000 sites with solar power; plans to double count by FY29

New Delhi: Passive telecom infrastructure provider Indus Towers has installed solar systems at 50,000 telecom sites across India, adding about 300 MW of capacity.

The company aims to extend solar installations to 100,000 sites by FY29 to lower energy costs, reduce dependence on diesel and cut emissions.

“We have saved about 8 to 10% cost per kilowatt in our ecosystem,” Prachur Sah, managing director and chief executive of Indus Towers, told ET.