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Tata Motors has joined hands with Tata Power to set up a 7MWp solar rooftop at the former’s passenger vehicle plant at Chikhali, Pune. This will be the third phase under the agreement between both companies to install a joint 17MWp on-site solar project.

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The solar rooftop project is aimed to generate 23 million units of electricity, thereby reducing 5.23 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide emission.

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Commenting on the project, Rajesh Khatri, Vice President, Operations, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd., said, “Tata Motors has been working towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions to achieve net-zero emission goal. With fresh agreement to install an additional rooftop solar plant of seven MWp in our Pune plant in association with Tata Power, we will move closer to our goal of 100 per cent renewable energy. Post commissioning of this capacity, we will become the largest onsite solar installation in India.”Tata Motors has joined hands with Tata Power to set up a 7MWp solar rooftop at the former’s passenger vehicle plant at Chikhali, Pune. This will be the third phase under the agreement between both companies to install a joint 17MWp on-site solar project.