Vikram Solar has commissioned a 1-mw solar plant for Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT), now known as The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust, a release from Vikram Solar said.
This is KoPT’sfirst solar plant and is located at the Haldia Dock Complex. It was inaugurated by the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal. The ground-mounted captive solar plant of KoPT is expected to generate 1.4 million kwh of green energy per year and reduce approximately 1,260 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.
Gyanesh Chaudhary, Managing Director, Vikram Solar, shared on the occasion, “We are proud to partner with Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) on their first step towards solarisation. We hope to partner KoPT in their future ventures towards enhancing their green energy portfolio.”
Speaking at the inauguration, A.Ganesan, General Manager (Engineering), Haldia Dock Complex, KoPT, said, “We are glad for the successful commissioning of the 1-mw solar plant. This is our first step towards green energy adoption and reiterates our commitment towards contributing to the National Solar Mission while reducing our carbon footprint and effectively choosing to restore the climate.
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Vikram Solar has over 1,441 mw of EPC capacity, both commissioned and under execution. The company is India’s largest solar PV module manufacturer with production capacity of 2.5 GWand the company has shipped over 3.5 GW PV modules globally, the release added.
(Featured photograph shows the 1-mw ground-mounted solar power plant commissioned by Vikram Solar, for Kolkata Port Trust)
