Tata Motors to set up India's largest Solar Carport in Pune

Tata Power has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Tata Motors to set up India's largest solar carport with a capacity of 6.2 MWp.

The new solar carport will be set up at Tata Motors' Chikhali plant, near Pune. It will generate 96 lakh units per year and will help reduce CO2 emissions by around 1.6 lakh tonnes.

There are quite a few advantages of solar panel carports. First and foremost, carports do not require dedicated land. Instead, they can be installed in open parking lots. They form overhead canopies enabling vehicles to be parked under the panels.

Tata Power has installed the world's largest rooftop solar power facility at RSSB, Amritsar, which has a capacity of 16 MW. The company has also set up the 2.67 MW facility at Cochin International Airport, world’s largest solar powered cricket stadium - Cricket Club of India with 820.8 kWp capacity, 120 kW solar vertical farm at Dell Bangalore and a 1.4 MW floating solar facility at Tata Chemicals.