Visiting IOC Chairman donates 500 indoor solar cooking systems to Sri Lanka

During his recent visit to Sri Lanka, Chairman Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC) Shrikant Madhav Vaidya donated 500 indoor solar cooking systems called ‘Surya Nutan’ to the Government of Sri Lanka through Lanka IOC. 

One such cooking system was physically presented to and unveiled by President Ranil Wickremesinghe who was highly appreciative of the unique innovation and noble initiative.

Surya Nutan is an indigenous indoor solar cooking system designed, developed and patented by IOC’s Research &Development Centre. Surya Nutan is a stationary, rechargeable and always kitchen connected indoor cooking solution capable of catering cooking needs of households. 

It has the capability to cook food through boiling, steaming, frying and baking and works on both solar and auxiliary energy sources simultaneously. The product gets charged and discharged simultaneously while performing its function of indoor cooking. This low maintenance, easy and safe to use cooking system is said to have a long life.
These solar cooking systems shall shortly be delivered to the Government of Sri Lanka by Lanka IOC. 

The occasion was marked by presence of Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, India Pankaj Jain, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay and other dignitaries of the energy delegation from India.