WTC Mumbai Installs Solar Power Unit at the Arcade

MUMBAI, INDIA - A high capacity 250kWp rooftop grid tied solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant was installed on the Arcade at World Trade Centre (WTC) Mumbai which was inaugurated by Mr. Kamal Morarka, Chairman, World Trade Centre (WTC) Mumbai on September 16, 2016.

On the occasion, Mr. Morarka said “With the commissioning of the Solar Power Plant on the Arcade, WTC Mumbai has become the first commercial establishment in Mumbai to set up a 250kWp Rooftop Grid Tied Solar PV Power Plant under the net metering scheme of BEST Undertaking”.

Further, Mr. Morarka said that the “Solar plant designed with 808 Solar Photovoltaic modules each of 310Wp has been built by Maxwell Solar & Wind Energy Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai is spread over 25,000 sq. ft. of roof area of the Arcade and the power from Solar PV power plant will cater primarily to the air-conditioning plant of the Arcade building and will generate over 3 lakh units annually”.

Mr. Morarka further added that the PV modules are mounted on specially designed aluminium module mounting structures. The Solar Modules used are of poly crystalline technology and are manufactured by Waaree Energies Ltd, one of India’s leading module-manufacturing company. The Grid Tied Solar Inverters which is the heart of the Solar PV Power Plant is manufactured by the world’s leading Inverter Company - SMA Solar Technologies, AGof Germany.

Additionally, Mr. Morarka said, “WTC Mumbai has shown the city, a way for harnessing clean, green energy from the sun and is participating in the government’s mission announced by Hon’ble Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi to scale up solar power to more than 10 percent of total energy mix by 2022”.

In conclusion, Mr. Morarka said that the right approach to energy can drive progress across all three pillars of sustainability which include economic, social and environmental.

Solar power is attractive because it is abundant, offering a solution to the negative effects of fossil fuel emissions coupled with the city energy needs rising exponentially paving the way for a breakthrough in renewable energy development in the city. Further, the state of Maharashtra is undergoing a major transformation in how it generates electricity. WTC Mumbai reinforces the economic and environmental advantages of deploying large-scale solar project and sets itself the goal of achieving a green and clean India”, stressed Mr. Morarka.

Mr. Vijay G. Kalantri, Vice Chairman, WTC Mumbai, Capt. Somesh Batra, Vice Chairman, WTC Mumbai, Mr. Sharad Upasani, Vice Chairman, WTC Mumbai and Mr. Y. R. Warerkar, Executive Director, WTC Mumbai were also present on the occasion.

In Photo: from (L-R): Mr. Vijay Kalantri, Vice Chairman, WTC Mumbai, Mr. Kamal Morarka, Vice Chairman, WTC Mumbai and Mr. Sharad Upasani, Vice Chairman, WTC Mumbai.

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