Shakti Pumps (India) Limited, India’s leading manufacturer of energy-efficient pumps and motors has been granted its maiden patent for Innovating ‘A Unidirectional Solar Water Pump with Grid-tied Power Generation’ system making it a proud moment in the company’s history. As per the provisions of the Patents Act, 1970, the patent holds a validity of 20 years from the date of filing of the patent.

With its first patent, Shakti Pumps has yet again displayed its commitment to innovate and develop highly efficient products to meet India’s irrigation and pumping requirements. The unique innovation of this solar-powered unidirectional water pump offers grid-tied power generation capabilities. The unidirectional solar pumps’ invention ensures efficient performance by utilizing the solar panels to help feed extra power to grid. Furthermore, this technology allows to limit the pump’s discharge as per the water need and helps save both water & electricity. The innovation and development of this unique product was carried out by a highly efficient team under the aegis of Mr. Dinesh Patidar, CMD, Shakti Pumps (India) Limited who has made it his mission to provide most energy efficient and sustainable pumping solutions.

Sharing his views on this important development, Mr. Dinesh Patidar, Chairman and Managing Director, Shakti Pumps (India) Limited said, “We are overjoyed and pride ourselves on the success of our R&D efforts. We constantly endeavour to innovate energy efficient solutions through continuous investments and understanding of customer priorities. I would also like to congratulate my team for their hard-work in achieving the’ first-ever patent for Shakti Pumps. Further, we expect similar success for 28 more patents that we have applied for which is a testimony to our commitment towards renewable energy solutions through innovation.”

Shakti Pumps was the first manufacture with India’s first ever 100% stainless-steel pumps & energy efficient motors in the year 1996. It was also awarded with India’s first 5-star ratings by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and today has over 260, BEE-5 Star’ rated pump models. With more than three decades of experience in the pumping industry, Shakti Pumps is one of the most quality-driven pump manufacturers in the world and holds a dominant position in domestic solar pumps industry with approx. 40% market share in PM-KUSUM scheme. The company has committed itself to several ongoing research and development projects leading to development & creation of new-age energy-efficient pumping products and solutions.

Shakti Pumps is one of the largest and most prestigious company in the domestic and global markets. It is renowned for developing high-efficiency products offering advanced water pumping solutions. These new-age products comprise of solar energy-operated pumps, electric pumps and solutions find use in agriculture, industrial & commercial sector.