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NavAlt bags Kerala government order for solar ferry boats
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SME Times News Bureau | 15 Jan, 2019
The Kochi-based NavAlt Solar and Electric Boats (NavAlt) has received
orders for more solar boats from the Kerala government after completing a
successful two-year run in the state of the country's first
sun-powered ferry, the company said on Monday.
The 75-passenger
ongoing solar-powered transport ferry in Vaikom plying in Kerala's
backwaters has helped the state government save Rs 40 lakh on diesel
costs, or the equivalent of 58,000 litres in this period, NavAlt said in
a statement.
"NavAlt is recognised as the best solution for
water transport by the Kerala government and has received an order from
the state for more solar boats of similar and higher capacity," it said.
The
private sector firm said it has received orders for supplying two solar
ferries of 75-passenger capacity each and one that can carry 100
passengers.
A company spokesperson said that it has also won a
Goa government tender for supplying a similar boat which is currently
under construction.
"In states like Goa, Kerala, Telangana,
West Bengal and Assam, the water transport framework is huge and it can
be broadly utilised. The company is under process to introduce more
solar boats in other states," the statement said.
Regarding the
Kerala ferry, the company said the main cost that the state has incurred
over the 2 years of running it is the power charge at an aggregate of
Rs 1.31 lakh.
"The all-out savings is about Rs. 40,80,000," it said.
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