The project is one of the largest in-campus solar power projects in the state of Tamil Nadu and will reduce the customer’s electricity costs and CO2 emissions significantly. The solar park is estimated to generate 7,500MWh of renewable energy per year.
Statkraft BLP Solar Solutions CEO Tejpreet S. Chopra said: “We are proud to have set up one of the largest 'in-campus' solar projects in Tamil Nadu, providing a high quality solar solution for SRF Limited.
"This will further enhance our position as a unique service provider in the solar sector, and is another step to contribute to reach India’s renewable energy targets by 2022."
The solar park is a milestone project for SBSS where innovative design helped overcome technical challenges faced to set up such a large project within an operating factory. The project has also been completed with an excellent HSE record.
Statkraft senior vice president new markets Torsten Amelung said: “Solar power production is going to show two digit growth rates on a global scale. India has ambitious plans and potential to leap-frog into distributed energy thereby reducing energy costs and helping the environment."
Statkraft BLP Solar Solutions has previously commissi, oned several roof-top and ground mounted projects, including a 5MW open access solar plant in Tumkur District, Karnataka.
