CleanMax installs 1.11 MWp solar plant for SGPGI

CleanMax Solar installed a 1.11 MWp solar power plant for Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) in Lucknow. One of the top-rated medical institutes of the country, SGPGI will source around 5-10 per cent of their power requirement through solar energy. The solar project was inaugurated by Minister of Technical and Medical Education, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Ashutosh Tondon.

The installation is expected to generate 15,29,000 kWh per annum and will abate up to 1,440 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year, equivalent to planting 33,855 full grown trees. 312 kWp of the total project capacity is a ground mount installation, as SGPGI has gone a step ahead in utilising their waste disposal ground for constructing this project.

This project was part of the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)’s 500MW program to harness the rooftops of government buildings for generating solar power. Under the program, CleanMax Solar was awarded 19.5 MW of capacity across 6 states, of which 4.5 MW was in Uttar Pradesh (UP). The project is based on the ‘RESCO’ or ‘OPEX’ model which is investment, risk and hassle free, and will provide solar electricity at tariffs 50 per cent cheaper than the prevailing grid electricity tariffs. Andrew Hines, Co – Founder, CleanMax Solar, says, “We are thrilled to be partnering with SECI to help meet their solar energy targets under the Government of India’s National Solar Mission. We are also honoured to be working with a respected institution like SGPGI to help them to achieve their sustainability goals. With education institutes like SGPGI adopting solar and making considerable savings on their electricity bills, we hope more institutes in Lucknow will follow suit.”