Tata Power has signed a power purchase agreement with Tata Motors to commission India’s largest carport.
The proposed carport will come up at the Chikhali manufacturing facility of Tata Motors, near Pune in Maharashtra. With 6.2 MWp capacity, the project is expected to reduce 1.6 lakh tonnes of carbon emission for Tata Motors in its lifetime.
Speaking on the occasion, Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power said, “As One Tata initiative we are excited to partner with Tata Motors to set the largest carport in India. We are confident that this PPA will complement our efforts to lower the carbon footprint and we look forward to exploring new ways to harness clean resources and implement them in our business operations.”
The grid-connected carport plant requires high-level engineering and customised designing to assemble the massive carport structures. Furthermore, advanced technology and intricate planning is Tata Power’s strength which will facilitate them to execute the project, a release from Tata Power said.
On the upcoming installation, Rajesh Khatri. Vice President PV Operations, Tata Motors noted, “We are looking forward to setting up India’s largest Solar carport with Tata Power as this will help us reduce our carbon emissions. We are extremely excited about the eco-friendly future operations and energy consumption.”
Solar Carports continue to prove themselves as excellent examples in terms of ‘efficient use of space’ for solar installations and are expected to demonstrate their potential by being a source of growth for the rooftop sector in the future.
Tata Power’s solar arm-Tata Power Renewables comes with a successful background of executing:
- the world’s largest rooftop (16 mw) at a single location at RSSB (Radha Saomi Satsang Beas, a spiritual centre), Amritsar
- a 2.67-mw solar rooftop at Cochin International Airport,
- world’s largest solar powered (820.8 kW) cricket stadium – Cricket Club of India, Mumbai
Besides, Tata Power Renewables has also built a vertical solar farm (120 kwp) at Dell Bangalore, a 1.4-mw floating solar at Tata Chemicals, Nellore and many such landmark projects, the release from Tata Power observed.
