Amp Energy India Commissions 30 MW Solar Power Project for Bosch Limited
(EPT): Amp Energy India on Tuesday said it has commissioned 30 MW solar power project for Bosch Limited.
Bosch Limited and Amp Energy India have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for procurement of solar power for 25 years.
The solar project capacity would be provided from Amp Energy India’s open access facility in Raichur district of Karnataka. This is Amp’s 3rd open access project in Karnataka, it said in a statement.
This project will provide solar energy to energize Bosch’s plants/facilities in and around Bengaluru and by switching to solar power, Bosch will also help mitigate about 31,000 tonne of CO2 per annum.
The solar open-access facility commissioned this month will generate about 43 million units of green energy every year for Bosch Limited and will meet about 40% of its power consumption.
“Solar energy adoption by top companies in India has seen a major growth over the last few years, especially post the challenges posed by the COVID pandemic. With this partnership, we are sure Bosch will set up benchmarks for other conglomerates to follow to switch to clean energy for their growth in the country and move towards accomplishing their RE100 targets, Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Amp Energy ,Pinaki Bhattacharyya said.
Bosch is a leading supplier of technology and services in the areas of mobility solutions, industrial technology, consumer goods, energy & building technology in India.
“Bosch globally is stepping up its investments in green energy there by investing in renewable in-house generation power plants and entering into exclusive long-term power purchase agreements (PPA) with partners like Amp Energy.
India is an important and key market for us, and we would like to help the country reach its true potential. We are happy to partner with Amp Energy for this project that has helped achieve our sustainability objectives in a timely manner,” Soumitra Bhattacharya, managing director (MD), Bosch Limited and Regional President, Bosch Group in India said.
Amp Energy India with its diversified portfolio of projects has already developed large open-access projects including some landmark projects such as the largest solar open access project in Maharashtra 30 MW, the 1st captive solar open-access project in Uttar Pradesh of 42 MW capacity.