Tata Motors has signed a Solar Power Purchase Agreement with Tata Power wherein it is going to install and operate a 3 MWp rooftop solar project at its plant in Pune.
This solar rooftop project is going to generate 45 lakh KWh per year which will reduce carbon emissions by 3,538 tonnes per year. According to Rajesh Khatri, Vice President, Tata Motors, after this recent inauguration of the solar carport in Pune, this project is going to mark a new milestone in the process of reducing the impact on the planet. The core of the company is energy efficiency and also to reduce GHG emissions. He also said that the company will continue to conserve energy in its manufacturing facilities.
According to Ravinder Singh, Chief-Solar Rooftops Business, Tata Power, as a part of the initiative, the team will partner with Tata Motors and help in the transformation of the PVBU Pune Unit. This partnership will help in reducing carbon footprints and also achieve its net zero carbon goal. It will also provide such future-focused green energy solutions.
Tata motor is also committed to using 100% renewable power and has taken action to achieve this goal by progressively increasing the proportion of renewable energy. In FY21, the car plants of the company formed 25.0% of its total power consumption. This helped in avoiding 18,672 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Looking at this progress, the company is going to source renewable energy more rigorously so that it can meet its aspiration to source 100% renewable energy by 2030.
Source – Press release of "Tata Motors"
Image Source: Press release of "Tata Motors"
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