Knorr Bremse India, CleanMax Solar partner for rooftop solar plant
New Delhi : CleanMax Solar, a rooftop solar developer installed a rooftop solar plant for Knorr-Bremse systems for Commercial Vehicles
India Pvt Ltd, a manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles.
The solar installation will be at Knorr-Bremse’s manufacturing facility in Hinjewadi, Pune, and one of the biggest at any of its facilities globally. This 600 kWp
rooftop solar plant is estimated to produce 8.7 lac units of solar electricity and abate 600 tons of carbon dioxide per annum.
This solar installation at the Hinjewadi facility will meet 30 percent of the plant’s electricity requirement. It is based on the ‘pay as you go’ or OPEX model
which is investment-free, risk-free and hassle-free; provides electricity at tariff rates 45 percent cheaper than grid power, and is estimated to save Knorr Bremse
Rs 3.4 million annually.
“As the industry leader in rooftop solar solutions for corporates, this project with Knorr-Bremse is a great opportunity to help the company achieve their
sustainability goals and save costs at the same time. We look forward to partnering with many more leading global companies to adopt solar energy and help
build a greener world,” said Gajanan Nabar, CEO of CleanMax Solar.
“This will be one of the first facilities globally to be powered with a rooftop solar plant in the Knorr Bremse group. We believe that solar energy will help us
reduce carbon emission and we estimate a simultaneous savings of INR 34 lacs per annum with this installation. We look forward to a lasting relationship with
CleanMax Solar as our sustainability partner and implement similar solutions for other facilities,” added Paramjit Singh Chadha (Managing Director), Knorr- Bremse Systems.