Tech Mahindra to offer solutions for Ontario’s clean energy project

NEW DELHI: IT solutions company Tech Mahindra has announced it will build an intelligent electric vehicle charging system ( IEVCS) to assist in Ontario’s clean energy plans.

The project, sponsored by the ministry of energy and funded in part through the Ontario Smart Grid Fund initiative, will analyse the effects of electric vehicle charging on transformers by creating a real-time transformer monitoring and analytics solution, according to a company release.

The key benefit of the solution is the ability to automatically manage charging between vehicles to ensure the transformers do not overload a result of electric vehicle (EV) charging.

During the two-year project, Tech Mahindra, along with its partners, will develop and design a reliable distribution system for EVs.

In February 2015, as ET had reported, Tech Mahindra had announced plans to invest $150 million over the next three to four years to create innovative solutions and develop next-generation technologies.

“We are excited to have the ministry of energy sponsor our project through the Ontario Smart Grid Fund initiative and believe that over the next two years, our technologies will have done their part to build a smarter grid in Ontario through our IEVCS infrastructure,” said Sirisha Voruganti, Global Head of Innovation, Tech Mahindra.

Added Bob Chiarelli, Ontario minister of energy, “We are confident this project will not only enhance Ontario’s smart grid, but also enable Tech Mahindra to take an Ontario-based solution global.”