A power venture formed by Indian and North American energy professionals plans to create a role model for the world by lighting up famed Buddhist sites in Bihar with a $240 million (Rs. 13 billion) solar energy project as part of a corporate social responsibility initiative.

Founded in 2011, FJS Energy LLC, USA, aims to work around the Buddhist Circuits starting with Rajgir-Nalanda and Bodhgaya in the first phase and then taking up Vaishali and other places.

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The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is hopeful of some improvement in the power situation in Andhra Pradesh during the current year, going by the assurances given by the State Government, but in the industry circles there is still a lot of scepticism in view of past experience, according to B.Ashok Reddy, Chairman of the State branch of the CII.

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To overcome a chronic power shortage, a Ganesha Temple at Coimbatore has set up solar panels to generate its own power.

A priest at the temple, Shivasri Vagesha told that they decided to use solar energy for sustaining the regular activities in the temple.

” The electricity generated is useful for all parts of the temple and used for all the appliances such as tube lights, focus lights and fans. This is the first temple that runs on solar energy,” said Vagesha.

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