Accelerating efforts on the environment front and strengthening its commitment to carbon neutrality, Maruti Suzuki India Limited announced ground-breaking of two new solar power plants at its facilities. These two solar power plants, namely 1.85 MWp at R&D Centre, Rohtak and 20 MWp at Manesar will be commissioned in FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25 respectively. With this, the Company’s total solar power capacity across all facilities will reach 48.15 MWp.
Besides, the Company is increasing the share of green power sourced from Haryana State Electricity Board for its consumption. These initiatives in solar power and green power will help the Company meaningfully shift its dependence towards renewable energy.
Elaborating on the Company’s efforts, Mr. Hisashi Takeuchi, Managing Director & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited said, “We have been increasing the share of power generated through renewable sources of energy since the start of our first solar power plant in 2014. The announcement of the new solar power projects at Manesar and Rohtak accelerates our efforts in this direction. By FY 2024-25, more than 30% of our power requirement is expected to be met through renewable energy.”
He added, “The use of renewable energy is just one of the several initiatives that the Company has undertaken towards the environment. Right from product design to manufacturing processes, and distribution to end-of-life management, Maruti Suzuki has been making conscious and focused efforts on environment protection and conservation of natural resources. It has deployed systems and practices that relate to circular economy such as deploying 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) and eliminating waste. Besides, the Company is working on a slew of initiatives to bring down emissions across manufacturing, products and logistics.”
