ITC commissions Rs 76 cr solar plant in Dindigul to cut carbon footprint

Cigarettes-to-hotel conglomerate ITC Ltd has commissioned its first offsite solar plant at Dindigul in Tamil Nadu. Built for Rs 76 crore, the plant will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions by the group’s businesses.

The 14.9 megawatt (MW) plant spread over 59 acres will generate over twenty-two million units of renewable energy annually for ITC’s hotels, food manufacturing plants, paper manufacturing, and printing and packaging factories in Tamil Nadu.

CleanMax was the EPC partner for ITC in its journey towards meeting it's Sustainability objectives. This 14.9 MW solar plant was constructed by expanding CleanMax existing 30 MW Solar farm in Dingudul, Tamil Nadu.