A Solar Water Heating System of capacity 54000 Lits/Day has been installed and commissioned at Cattle feed Factory Kanjari, an unit of AMUL Dairy Anand.

This system produces 54000 liters of hot water at 60-degree centi. Temperature.

Hot water produced by Solar System is used as pre heated boiler feed water and helps to save about 200 lit of furnace oil per day.

The system consist of 361 Nos. of Solar Flat Plate Collectors, and insulated tank of 54000 lit capacity for storage of hot water. Controls are provided for automatic functioning of the system. Necessary instruments are provided for regular monitoring of the system.

This is the single largest solar water heating system in Gujarat installed in a Dairy Industry.

Cost of the system is Rs. 36,10,000/- of which Gujarat Energy Dev.Agency
has provided Rs 18,05,000/- as subsidy.