[TusharK]

Tata Motors has partnered with Tata Power to set up India's largest Solar Carport at its car plant in Chikhali, Pune.



The 6.2 MWp grid-synchronized, behind-the-meter solar carport 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.



In addition to generating green electricity, the 30,000 sq. mt. carport will also provide covered parking for finished cars in the plant. It was built in a record time of 9.5 months.



The project is part of Tata Motors' net zero carbon goal for 2039. According to the company, it generated 88.71 million kWh of renewable electricity which is over 21% of its total power consumption in FY2020. This is said to have prevented the equivalent of 72,739 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

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[Everlearner]

Very good initiative. I hope other companies and even individuals follow this route. With the electricity tariffs soaring nowadays, it will make a lot of sense to invest in a solar plant and get the savings along with environment benefits.

[maddy42]

Awesome project. Hope Tata puts a plan together to get this out to other organizations.

[TrackDay]

The car parking solar project at Cochin Airport is a similar project which was carried out by Tata Power. I am not sure if the car parking has charging facilities for electric cars, but it does help generate power for the airport which is fully solar powered.

Introduced as India’s largest solar carport, a 2.67 MW project at Cochin International Airport in the Indian state of Kerala has been successfully connected to the grid by Tata Power Solar, the solar power arm of the Indian industrial conglomerate Tata.

The new installation, which features 8,472 solar panels spreading over 20289.9 square meters, is expected to offset 1,868 tons of CO2 annually.

“The project is a benchmark in terms of engineering expertise utilized in terms of complexities encountered considering the high water levels in backfilled lands. The modular design has helped us to execute the project in a record time and we are looking forward to more of these initiatives being replicated in other airports and commercial establishments,” said Ashish Khanna, ED & CEO, Tata Power Solar.

Image and article source: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2017/07/...n-solar-power/