Gham Power – Powering up Laxmi Steels with solar & smart battery (Nepal)

A case study detailing the installation of a 924 kWp rooftop solar PV system by Gham Power for Laxmi Steels in Sunwal, Nepal, to reduce reliance on the grid and diesel generators. The project also serves as a pilot for the GRIPS2 project, integrating a 2 MW / 4 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and an AI-powered Microgrid Management System.

• Gham Power installed a 924 kWp rooftop solar PV system for Laxmi Steels over a four-month period, completed by 29 September 2024. The installation was designed to reduce the facility's dependence on diesel generators and the NEA grid while maintaining continuous factory production during the installation process.
• The solar installation is projected to provide significant environmental and financial benefits over 25 years, including a reduction of approximately 2,730 tonnes of carbon emissions and a saving of around 540 kilolitres of diesel. Long-term energy costs for Laxmi Steels are expected to decrease by approximately 15%.
• Laxmi Steels is the pilot site for the GRIPS2 (Grid Resilience through Intelligent Photovoltaic Storage, Phase 2) project. This initiative creates the first industrial-scale smart battery and solar microgrid in Nepal by combining a 1 MWp solar PV installation with an AI-powered Microgrid Management System and a 2 MW / 4 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).
• The project received financial support from the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre, UK Aid, and the Nepal Renewable Energy Programme.

APA

Alliance for Renewable Electrification (2026). Gham Power – Powering up Laxmi Steels with solar & smart battery (Nepal). https://renewelec.org/case-study/gham-power-powering-up-laxmi-steels-with-solar-smart-battery-nepal/

Chicago

Alliance for Renewable Electrification. Gham Power – Powering up Laxmi Steels with solar & smart battery (Nepal). 2026. https://renewelec.org/case-study/gham-power-powering-up-laxmi-steels-with-solar-smart-battery-nepal/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{allianceforrenewableelectrification2026gham, author = {{Alliance for Renewable Electrification}}, title = {{Gham Power – Powering up Laxmi Steels with solar \& smart battery (Nepal)}}, institution = {Alliance for Renewable Electrification}, year = {2026}, month = mar, url = {https://renewelec.org/case-study/gham-power-powering-up-laxmi-steels-with-solar-smart-battery-nepal/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }