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Rooftop solar plant - Uttar Pradesh

December 31 , 2017 2374 days 983 0
  • State-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd has commissioned the country's second largest rooftop solar power plant.
  • The firm has installed a 5.76 MWp (Mega Watt peak) solar plant at its petrochemical complex at Pata in Uttar Pradesh covering 65,000 square meters.
  • Captive solar power initiative of GAIL will reduce carbon emissions by 6,300 tonnes per annum and help India achieve climate goals.
  • GAIL's solar rooftop project is also a step under 'Make in India' with Indian vendors entrusted for manufacture, supply and execution.
  • The country's largest rooftop solar plant is located in Amritsar and has a capacity of 12 MW built by Tata Power Solar, the plant produces more than 150 lakh units of power annually and offsets over 19,000 tonne of carbon emissions every year.

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