Hindustan Zinc has announced the commencement of the first phase of renewable energy integration from Serentica Renewables. Serentica has started supplying renewable energy from its 180 MW solar project.

The renewable energy is being utilised for operational business units of Hindustan Zinc in Rajasthan. The company had entered into power delivery agreements with Serentica for the supply of 450 MW of round-the-clock power, which will help mitigate 2.7 million MT of carbon emissions. It has an existing captive solar power capacity of 40.70 MW of solar power, and depends on conventional fuel sources for the rest of its power requirements.

The Vedanta-owned Hindustan Zinc aims to annually reduce approx.0.45 million tonne of CO2 emissions. It will also aid the transformation towards decarbonising its operations. The company is proactively investing in climate action initiatives so that climate can be net-zero by 2050 or sooner.