Luminous Power launches special edition UPS to honour Sachin

CHENNAI: Commemorating Sachin Tendulkar's feat of playing 200 Tests, Luminous Power Technologies today announced it would donate Rs 200 each for every sale of a special limited edition of home UPS to a non-profit body supported by him to provide solar lights to villages which do not have electricity.

The 'invincible' series Home UPS was a tribute to the 'invincible spirit' of the Master Blaster, who is also the brand ambassador of Luminous, a company release said today.

It would be available on request and customers have to place the order online, it said adding the company would donate Rs 200 to the 'Spreading Happiness' initiative for each unit sold.

"We expect enthusiastic Sachin fans to come forward and order this inverter series, which, just like Sachin, will never be seen again", Luminous Power Technologies, Managing Director, Manish Pant said.

Tendulkar and Schneider Electric India, which holds 74 per cent stake in Luminous, have joined hands for 'Spreading Happiness' to provide access to rural electrification by installing solar home lighting systems for the benefit of over 25,000 villagers in the country.

The initiative has already been rolled out as a pilot project in Nashik in Maharashtra.