Taking its commitments towards the environment, Ashok Leyland the flagship company of Hinduja Group and leading Indian automotive multinational, announced the acceleration of adapting clean energy to 60% throughout its countrywide operations. Ashok Leyland is said to have 75% of energy consumption in the plants at Tamil Nadu and 60% throughout India acquired from the solar rooftop, solar ground mount and wind-based renewable energy.
Hinduja Renewables, the group company of Hinduja Group, plays a critical role in adopting clean energy for Ashok Leyland. Hinduja Renewables has built a 75 MWp solar plant for Ashok Leyland at Sivagangai district, Tamil Nadu which is expected to generate 120 million units of electricity annually. Vipin Sodhi, Managing Director & CEO of Ashok Leyland said that its critical for the company to ensure the energy requirements are generated from renewable energy.
“Our vision is to be the top ten commercial vehicle manufacturer in the world, it's also important that we achieve it sustainably”, comments Mr Sodhi. He further added that the solar plant operations are a big step for Ashok Leyland in its commitment to reducing the carbon footprint. It is expected that through solar energy 85000 tonnes of carbon emissions abatement be achieved, which is equal to planting annually more than 1.57 Lakhs of trees.
“The project will help Ashok Leyland to achieve its sustainability goals”, said Shom Hinduja, President – Alternative Energy & Sustainability Initiatives, Hinduja Renewables is set up as a solution provider between nations and companies to achieve their sustainability goals. Hinduja Renewables is aiming to build sustainable and clean energy plants in the country. Setup through its subsidiary Prathama Solarconnect Energy, the solar plant at Vepancolum village of Sivaganagai started during May 2020.
The company was able to get the plant operations within nine months and is equipped with the latest technologies, industry 4.0 and data analytics, enabling preventive and predictive maintenance systems ensuring the best utilisation of the plan in its full capacity. The solar plant uses Robotic Cleaning Technology for regular cleaning of solar modules, which is expected to conserve 9 million water every year, which is in line with Ashok Leyland’s water positive initiative.
