Tata Motors and Tata Power jointly inaugurated India’s largest grid-synchronised, behind-the-meter solar carport at the Tata Motors car plant in Chikhali, Pune, on 18 June 2021.
The 6.2 MWp solar carport deployed by Tata Power will generate 86.4 lakh kWh electricity per year and is estimated to reduce 7,000 tonne of carbon emissions annually and 1.6 lakh tonne over its lifecycle.
Spanning over 30,000 sq mtr, this carport will not only generate green power, but will also provide covered parking for finished cars in the plant.
Envisioned as part of its net zero carbon goal for 2039, Tata Motors had entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Tata Power on 31 August 2020. Despite the challenges of COVID-19, both companies successfully managed to develop this carport infrastructure in a record time of 9.5 months.