Mumbai, September 14, 2021.
Reiterating its commitment to conserve
energy and achieve 100% renewable energy source for all its operations, Tata
Motors has signed a Solar Power Purchase Agreement with Tata Power to install
and operate a 3 MWp rooftop solar project at its Passenger Vehicle Business
Unit (PVBU) plant in Pune. This solar rooftop project is expected to generate
nearly 45 lakh KWh per year, reducing carbon emissions by approximately 3,538
tonnes per year.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rajesh Khatri, Vice President - Operations,
Passenger Vehicle Business Unit, Tata Motors, said, “After the recent inauguration of India’s largest solar carport at our
car plant in Pune, this project marks a new milestone in our ongoing efforts to
reduce our impact on the planet. Energy efficiency is at the core of our
efforts and reducing GHG emissions and the carbon footprint of our products
play a vital role. We will continue to conserve energy in our manufacturing
facilities, optimising consumption of non-renewable fossil fuels, energy
productivity, climate change mitigation and lower operating costs.”
Talking about the
partnership with Tata Motors, Mr.
Ravinder Singh, Chief-Solar Rooftops Business, Tata Power said, “As One Tata
initiative, we are glad to partner with Tata Motors to help them transform
their PVBU Pune Unit. This partnership represents our collective effort to help
Tata Motors lower their carbon footprint and achieve its net zero carbon goal.
We will continue to provide such future-focused green energy solutions and
continue to strengthen our partners and customers by harnessing clean energy
resources.”
Being a
signatory of the RE100, Tata Motors is committed to using 100% renewable power
and has taken several strides towards achieving this goal by progressively
increasing the proportion of renewable energy used in its operations. In FY21,
the company’s car plants in Pune and Sanand generated/sourced 26.10 million kWh
of renewable electricity, which is 25.0% of its total power (111.3 million units)
consumption. This contributed to avoidance of 18,672 metric tons of carbon
dioxide (CO2) emissions. The company intends to source renewable energy more
rigorously, to the extent possible, to meet its aspiration to source 100 per
cent renewable energy by 2030.