A company dedicated to producing environmentally friendly and energy-efficient lifting machinery, Konecranes has put its philosophy into action in its own manufacturing processes by converting one of its newest global plants to operate extensively on solar power. The Konecranes plant in Pune, which serves the growing needs of the wider Asian market, has in partnership with CleanMax Solar installed a 7,300 sq m rooftop solar array with an estimated total capacity of 730 kWp to provide 67 per cent of the company?s energy requirement. 

?By taking unused roof space and transforming it to the productive task of making clean energy, we will save about 1,300 MT of carbon emissions per annum, which is as good as removing 400 cars off the road,? said Suhas Baxi, Managing Director - Sub-Region South Asia, Konecranes. 

Konecranes Pune?s new solar plant, spread across three bays of the extensive premises in western India, generates about 11 lakh units of electricity annually, fulfilling around 67 per cent of the plant?s power needs. The system is also able to feed back excess power generated to the grid, thus contribution to India?s solar mission.

The plant was built without capital expenditure from Konecranes, through a Build, Own, Operate, Terminate (BOOT) model where Konecranes is billed on a per kW generated basis under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).