Tata Power and Tata Motors have joined hands for the development of a 7 MWp solar rooftop project at Tata Motors’ Passenger Vehicle Plant in Chikhali, Pune. This is the third phase of a joint 17 MWp on-site solar project, of which a 10 MWp has been installed earlier. It will become home to India’s largest on-site solar project.
They have recently inked a Power Purchase Agreement for this project. The installation is collectively expected to generate 23 million units of electricity, mitigating 5.23 lakh tonnes of CO2, which will be equivalent to planting 8.36 lakh trees over a lifetime. Tata Motors, as a signatory to the RE100, is committed to using 100% renewable energy in its operations. The company generated 92.39 million kWh of renewable electricity in FY22, accounting for almost 19.4% of total power usage and also plans to obtain renewable energy with greater rigour to reach its goal of procuring 100% renewable energy by 2030.
Tata Power comes with a successful background in executing multiple large solar rooftop solutions including the one of the world’s largest rooftop at a single location at Radhasoami Satsang Beas, Amritsar; 2.67MW at Cochin International Airport; one of the world’s largest solar-powered cricket stadium-Cricket Club of India with 820.8 kWp capacity; unique installation of the solar vertical farm at Dell Technologies at Bangalore and 1.4MW floating solar at Tata Chemicals, Nellore. It is carrying out an extensive pan-India residential rooftop program to make people aware of the benefits of savings through solar energy.
