Tata Power Solar (TPS), a 100% subsidiary of Tata Power and British Gas, Britain’s largest energy supplier, have commissioned a 3,475,000 kWh commercial solar PV installation for Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK).
The installation, which was officially switched on August 21, 2014 at Toyota Manufacturing UK’s engine production centre at Deeside in North Wales, will feed directly into Toyota UK's electrical distribution network used to power manufacturing operations at the site, home to European production of Toyota petrol and hybrid petrol engines. The solar plant is set to significantly reduce the site’s carbon emissions and has the potential to generate enough electricity to produce up to 22,500 engines a year.
Tata Power is India’s largest integrated power company with a significant international presence. The Company has an installed generation capacity of 8521 MW in India and a presence in all the segments of the power sector viz. Generation (thermal, hydro, solar and wind), Transmission, Distribution and Trading.
