CleanMax Solar, India’s largest on-site solar power provider has been awarded a 2.5 MW contract by Indraprastha Power Generation Co Ltd (IPGCL) who has the mandate to execute solar project of behalf of Department of Power, Delhi Government to meet their growing power demands at several institutes and prime locations around the city. With this, CleanMax Solar will aid public facilities and infrastructure projects to go green by adopting sustainable sources of energy.
For a city whose air pollution levels have spiralled out of control, the clean solar power CleanMax Solar’s plants will come as a relief to the capital. With the city’s electricity consumption on the rise, the rooftop solar plants will assist in bridging the demand-supply gap, generating enough energy to power 1500 homes. Furthermore, the plants are expected to slash carbon dioxide content by up to 1074 tons annually. Cumulatively, the plants will also meet a whopping total of 50 percent of the power saving per unit and will save taxpayers INR 55 lakhs per annum through their pay as you go OPEX model.
Among the primary takers for CleanMax Solar’s rooftop solar panels include educational institutions such as Integrated Institute of Technology, Dwarka; Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (DIPSAR), Pushp Vihar; ITI, Nand Nagri; Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Shakarpur; Guru Gobind Singh IP University, Dwarka; Laxmibai College, Ashok Nagar; and the popular food and craft bazaar Dilli Haat, Pitampura. Being popular destinations across the city, solar energy will directly or indirectly affect lakhs of tourists, domestic and foreign, who frequent these hubs on a daily basis.
Commenting on winning the tender, Andrew Hines, Co-Founder, CleanMax Solar said, “We are very happy to have been awarded the contracts to provide sustainable energy solutions for the city of Delhi. While CleanMax is already the industry leader in solar solutions to corporates, we see a fantastic opportunity to help government and institutional clients to do the same. As a city that has grappled with the adverse effects of air pollution on, opting for solar energy is a great way for Delhi to meet its energy requirement while also reducing its energy costs and its carbon footprint.”
About CleanMax Solar:
CleanMax Solar is India’s largest on-site solar power provider. The journey began in the year 2011 and since then, the company has successfully installed more than 200 projects, with a combined on-site capacity of more than 80 MW, making CleanMax Solar the #1 rooftop solar developer in India, with a market share of 23% (as per Bridge to India 2016 report). CleanMax Solar has also built the first open access solar farm, of 30MW capacity, in Tumkur district, Karnataka.
Focused on the corporate and institutional clients in sectors such as Automobile, Education, Pharmaceuticals, Food & Beverages, Information technology, the company develops projects on a turnkey basis, providing power on a per-kWh basis, under long-term Power Purchase Agreements, at rates cheaper than grid tariffs. Assisting our clients with our no investment OPEX model, the consumers pay only per unit costs as per their energy consumption. CleanMax Solar has been recognized by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (Govt. of India) with National Excellence Awards for Rooftop Solar Developer and Rooftop Solar EPC Player in the country.
Source: CommunicateIndia
