Electric vehicles in India will get a huge boost as Tata power is going to install 1000 electric vehicle charging points and around a lakh solar pumps across the Indian state of Odisha in the coming five years.
Already, it has set up 50 points for electric vehicle charging while 97 points are additionally under many stages of installation or commissioning as per a release from the company.
The announcement of setting up solar pumps was made during the Make in Odisha conclave in Bhubaneshwar. Tata power said that this was a part of its efforts in solarization of the agriculture sector in this state.
Tata power has already installed more than 700 solar pumps in further addition to the 1200 dual pumps for the applications of community drinking all over the state. Considering the huge potential that the state has in harnessing renewable energy, Tata power has said that it is going to participate in the growth of clean energy and renewable growth in this state.
In Rooftop solar space, this company is also considering the installation of close to 1000 MW of the rooftop solar panels in this state. It has already installed more than 25 MW all over the state. This helps in reducing enough emissions comparable to the planting of as many as 11.31 lakh trees.
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The rooftop solar offering has been availed by many industries which include the cashew processing units, steel production, oil mills, handlooms as well as manufacturing units.
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Further, the floating capacity is going to be close to 5,000 MW all over the different water reservoirs of the state and Tata Power is going to look to utilize the expertise that they have in setting such plants up.
This is going to help in meeting the peak demands of people in the state and also help the electric vehicle development in the state.