Skoda installs 8.5 MWp rooftop solar power plant at Chakan facility
European car major Skoda Auto Volkswagen India on Tuesday announced the installation of its 8.5 MWp rooftop solar photo voltaic (PV) power generation plant at the company’s Chakan facility near Pune.
Last year, the company had inaugurated its first major 980 KV solar PV installation at its Aurangabad manufacturing plant. It currently produces up to 1.5 million kWh and contributes to the reduction of upto 922 tonne of carbon dioxide emissions annually.
Touted as the largest-ever such a project in the auto industry globally and one of Indias largest rooftop installations, it will produce 12.2 million kWh of energy annually and contribute between 15 -20 per cent of the plants total electrical consumption, the company said in a release.
