Tata Motors and Tata Power inaugurate India’s largest Solar Carport

Tata Motors and Tata Power inaugurate India’s largest Solar Carport. Both the Tata companies jointly inaugurated India’s largest grid-synchronized, behind-the-meter solar carport at the Tata Motors car plant in Chikhali, Pune. The 6.2 MWp solar carport deployed by Tata Power will generate 86.4 lakh kWh of electricity per year and is estimated to reduce 7,000 tons of carbon emissions annually and 1.6 lakh tons over its lifecycle. It spans over 30,000 square meters and this carport will not only generate green power, but will also provide covered parking for finished cars in the plant. Tata Motors had entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Tata Power on August 31, 2020. 

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Commenting on this Mr. Shailesh Chandra, President, Passenger Vehicle Business Unit, Tata Motors said, “At Tata Motors, we have consciously anchored sustainability in every aspect of our business by striving for more meaningful ways to reduce our impact on the planet, whilst providing exciting products and sustainable solutions to our customers. We have always been conscious of the need to conserve energy and are committed towards achieving 100% renewable energy source for all our operations. Our partnership with Tata Power to deploy India’s largest solar carport at our car plant in Pune is a step in that direction.”

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