Bharti Airtel and Ericsson have signed a new contract to upgrade diesel powered base stations in Nigeria with a new green energy solution known as E-site. .
CEO and joint managing director of Bharti Airtel, Manoj Kohli, said in a statement that the new E-site solution would enable Airtel to harness solar energy to power mobile base stations across Nigeria.
The solution was developed by Flexenclosure, a specialist provider of intelligent site power management solutions for off-grid base station sites. It has been tested for almost two years in Kenya, and has helped greatly reduce the diesel consumption and emissions of the diesel powered sites.
“We are happy to take the lead in deploying and rolling out state-of-the-art green power solutions and reducing dependency on diesel,” said Kohli. “This latest initiative will not only enable us to significantly reduce operating costs but also contribute to the reduction in the greenhouse effect.”
The E-site is powered mostly by renewable energy sources, and uses a battery bank to store energy. Wind turbines have also been modified to fit the bill.
Ericsson’s sub-Saharan Africa leader Lars Linden said “We are driving the implementation of this innovative solution in support of sustainability and development of the networked society. The new green and highly cost efficient base station solution makes not only environmental sense but also financial sense for our customers enabling the efficient deployment of services to previously un-served or underserved areas.”-DAILY TIMES
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