Vikram Solar Ltd commissioned a rooftop solar project on its manufacturing facility in Falta, West Bengal. The 919.73-Kilowatt peak (KWp) captive solar plant consists of 2,574 solar panels with 325-400Wp range covering an area of 6,500 sq mt. The plant will cater to over 27% of the entire manufacturing unit’s electricity consumption during normal day time operation and help in offsetting ~1,645 tonnes/year of CO₂ emissions. This unique project utilizes 12 different types of modules from a mix of the company's SOMERA Monocrystalline, half-cut and full-cut cell modules manufactured by the company. The solar plant will produce an annual output of 1,350.58 MWh and utilize the energy generated from the Photovoltaics (PV) plant. It has installed 14 Grid-connected string inverters from Sungrow, Huawei & Solis and 60 Micro inverters from Enphase.

Commending the achievement, Saibaba Vutukuri, CEO, Vikram Solar, explained, “This rooftop project was envisioned, not only to cater to the captive energy requirements of our manufacturing unit, but also make it a green energy unit and enabling India’s transition to a low-carbon economy.

The project showcases Vikram Solar’s multiple technologies in Solar PV modules, Inverter, and Robotic cleaning systems driven by soiling sensors at a single location and will result in a total saving of about ₹ 98.8 Lakhs per annum on energy. These state-of-art technologies ensure better performance and higher energy yield. We hope that self-sustaining initiatives like this will inspire others to embrace the path to reducing carbon footprint.”

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