Maruti Suzuki has set up a 20 MWp1 solar power plant at its Manesar facility in a bid to maximises the utilisation of renewable energy in its operations. The power plant will contribute 28,000 MWH2 annually to the group's manufacturing unit and which is equivalent to the energy required for the production of more than 67,000 units. With the addition of their latest solar plant at the Manesar facility, the company's combined solar power generation capacity is around 26.3 MWp across its plants. The expansion is aimed at reducing at least 20,000 tons of CO2 emissions annually.
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Hisashi Takeuchi, MD and CEO, Maruti Suzuki India.
Hisashi Takeuchi, MD and CEO said, "Harnessing renewable energy is the need of the hour. We are committed to the government's vision of making India rich in the use of renewable energy sources. Further, taking ahead Prime Minister's vision shared at the COP26 meet, our efforts are aligned towards encouraging decarbonisation in a bid to bring down emissions. Our company has been committed to the cause of expanding the use of sustainable energy options to optimise our operations. The power generation from this initiative will constitute over 11.5 percent of the power requirement of the facility at Manesar. We continue to constantly."
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In 2014, Maruti Suzuki installed its first solar power plant of 1 MWp capacity at its Manesar facility, which was later expanded to 1.3 MWp. Then, Maruti Suzuki installed a 5 MWp carport style photovoltaic solar power plant at its Gurugram factory in 2020. The company says the power plant is inspired by the East-West direction concept and installed in such a way that that minimal amount of land is used for maximum generation.
