EESL launches solar cold storage units to cut farm-level losses
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture under the Ministry of Power, has launched a national initiative to deploy solar-powered micro cold storage units. The aim is to reduce post-harvest losses and improve farm-level infrastructure for small and marginal farmers. The pilot unit was inaugurated in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, with support from the Asian Development Bank. Similar units will now be deployed in Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Odisha. These will provide decentralised,…