Backup power system donated to monastery in Sagaing Region

Cap: A monk from the Taungpaw Dhammapala Monastery inspects the backup power system donated by the Indian consulate and the Tata Power Co.

IN an effort to develop the rural regions of Sagaing Region, the Office of the Consulate General of the Republic of the India in Mandalay and the Tata Power Company donated a backup power system worth of K14 million (US$11,864) to the Taungpaw Dhammapala Monastery in the Ywama Model Village, Tentse Township, Sagaing Region, on Saturday, 28 May.

At the ceremony, the Indian consul general explained the donation of the backup power system.

Sayadaw Bhadarda Pandhissca of the Taungpaw Dhammapala Monastery offered words of thanks to the donors.

The backup power system, which can be kept charged with 10 6-foot by 3-foot solar panels, can absorb energy from the sun and transport it to eight 200MP batteries. 

The system will provides power for 12 fluorescent light bulbs, four electric fans, a refrigerator and a small water pump.—Thiha Ko Ko