A leader in low-carbon energy solutions, ENGIE has commit to provide clean drinking water to the families of drought hit Mattiyarendal district and surrounding villages in state of Tamil Nadu.
ENGIE Foundation in partnership with Pavilion Water will provide clean drinking water to the drought-hit villagers of Mattiyarendal district in Tamil Nadu, the first village identified by The Rotary Club of Manama for the water purification project.
More than one thousand families will benefit from this project.
Amit Jain, Country Manager – India & COO Renewables AMEA Said :
“Delivering clean and sustainable water resonates with ENGIE’s purpose and is also fully supported by the goals and mission of the ENGIE Foundation, i.e., to support innovative, philanthropic projects related to renewable and sustainable energy solutions.”
The water purification system will clean up to 500,000 litres of contaminated water per day, using only wind or solar energy, at a very low maintenance cost of $100 per year.
The system is deploy to serve the communities that face challenges to access clean drinking water.
Through reduce energy demands and low waste output, the system can be monitor and control remotely, ensuring its efficiency in serving the community.
Globally, ENGIE has partner with the Pavilion Water and Rotary Club of Manama in the Kingdom of Bahrain, for the initiative.
The objective of this project is to convert contaminate ground water into potable drinking water in accordance with the WHO and Indian standards, whilst alleviating the increasing water scarcity issues the communities are experiencing in India.
About Pavilion Renewables
Pavilion Renewables is a regional leader in providing energy, water, waste management, organic agriculture and decarbonization solutions through its subsidiaries, most notably Pavilion Energy and Pavilion Water.
Originating in 1988, Pavilion Renewables establish its headquarters and main manufacturing operations in the Kingdom of Bahrain in 2018.
At Pavilion we aim to create a positive impact environmentally and socially by reducing the global carbon footprint and providing access to clean, reliable, cost-efficient power and water with zero emissions.
About ENGIE
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Together with our 170,000 employees, our customers, partners and stakeholders, we are commit to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral world, through reduce energy consumption and more environmentally friendly solutions.
Inspire by our purpose (“raison d’être”), we reconcile economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet, building on our key businesses (gas, renewable energy, services) to offer competitive solutions to our customers.
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