India-based Welspun Renewables inaugurated a 32MWac PV project in Punjab. The new installation plan marks not only the state’s largest solar PV project so far, but also the company’s commitment in supporting the nation’s renewable energy target.
Spread across 140 acre in Bathinda district, the 32 MW project in Punjab was dedicated to the nation by Sardarni Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Hon’ble Union Cabinet Minister of Food Processing, Government of India and Sardar Bikram Singh Majithia Hon’ble Minister for New & Renewable Energy, Government of Punjab. Welspun Renewables had commissioned this project ahead of committed timelines.
“We are committed to developing Punjab as a fully sustainable state. Ensuring the state’s upward development trend is important and therefore energy security is critical,” said Sardar Bikram Singh Majithia. “We have opted to take an aggressive step by turning to solar energy for fueling energy needs of our industries and farmers. Through projects like these we are ensuring that our immediate future as well as that of our coming generations will be more secure and avert an otherwise polluted future.”
The Bathinda 32 MWac solar project will annually be feeding 48 million units of clean & emission free energy into the Punjab state grid, for next 25 years. Approximately 1,331,525 tons of CO2 emissions will be mitigated within next 25 years by the power plant.
Welspun Renewables has been aggressively working to bring a difference to the country’s energy landscape. At present the company’s footprint is spread across 8 different states in India. In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 175 GW renewable energy vision, the organization is committed to setting up 11 GW of renewable capacities. Towards this goal, in next few years we will be setting up 5 GW capacities, and of this 1 GW will be commissioned well within 2015-16. The company hopes to work closely with the Government of Punjab for the State becoming ‘energy secure’. Welspun Renewables has also signed an MoU for setting up an additional 151 MW solar capacity in the State of Punjab.