CB BureauUnder the project, Infosys aims to build 7,620 household biogas units and provide an equal number of biogas stoves to as many families in the district. Infosys will spend nearly 22 crore rupees on the project.
Over a 10-year period, the project is expected to generate biogas equivalent to about 1 million cylinders of domestic LPG. SKG Sangha, a Karnataka-based NGO with experience in implementing biogas projects, will be
the implementation partner for this project. Through this partnership, Infosys will train the beneficiaries, maintain the biogas digesters, and monitor their performance.
Biogas generated from cow dung is considered to be a form of renewable energy and offers a clean and smokeless cooking solution to rural households. According to the ministry of statistics, India, close to a million
deaths a year in India are attributable to household air pollution from traditional modes of cooking. Infosys’ project will not only mean a healthier lifestyle for the beneficiary families but also significantly contribute to the
fight against climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Aiming to become carbon neutral by 2018, Infosys is also working towards reducing its per-capita electricity consumption by 50 per cent from its 2007″08 levels and source all its electricity from renewable resources by 2018.