Pruthvi Mangiri is among the early adopters of Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited’s (BESCOM) solar policy by installing a solar plant on his rooftop. His journey to becoming a solar power producer is rather fascinating.
A percussionist, music producer, and owner of BreadandJaam studios in Bangalore, Pruthvi was often at the receiving end of his neighbours’ numerous complaints about “the noise” from his drumming practice. It even reached a stage where the neighbors started lodging police complaints. “I understood that this had to stop and I also knew that I couldn’t stop my music practice,” he tells The Better India.
Pruthvi says that he had to soundproof his room and spent more than he could afford to get the same done. But this was not just a one-time expense. “Once we did, we realised just how exorbitant our electricity bills were. All the equipment, the air conditioning running almost round the clock, the lights, etc, were all electricity guzzlers,”…