Tata Motors and Tata Power on Friday jointly launched a grid-synchronised, behind-the-meter solar carport at the Tata Motors car plant in Chikhali, Pune.
The 6.2 MWp (Megawatt peak) solar carport deployed by Tata Power will generate 86.4 lakh kWh of electricity per year and is estimated to reduce 7,000 tonne of carbon emissions annually and 1.6 lakh tonne over its lifecycle.
Spanning over 30,000 square meters, this carport will generate green power and provide covered parking for finished cars in the plant.
Envisioned as part of its net zero carbon goal for 2039, the vehicle maker had entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Tata Power on August 31, 2020.
Shailesh Chandra, President, Passenger Vehicle Business Unit, Tata Motors, said, ““Our partnership with Tata Power to deploy India’sIndia’s largest solar carport at our car plant in Pune is a step in that direction.””
Dr Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power, said, “Our partnership is a testament to our collective efforts to lower the carbon footprint and provide innovative and future-focused green energy solutions.”
In FY20, Tata Motors generated 88.71 million kWh of renewable electricity, which is over 21% of its total power consumption (up from 16% in FY19). This helped prevent the equivalent of 72,739 metric tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.