CleanMax signs 27thand 28th Government rooftop solar project in India.

CleanMax Solar, India’s most trusted sustainability partner for corporates, and largest rooftop solar developer for commercial and industrial segment, has entered into a long term partnership to supply solar power to Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) – Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH) and Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), Lucknow. The projects will have a capacity of 128 kWp and 750 kWp, respectively. ICAR CISH is estimated to save INR 8 lakh and BBAU is expected to save approximately INR 1.5 crore on electricity expenses every year because of the projects. Both these projects cumulatively will abate more than 1000 tons of CO₂ per annum.

The two projects will be constructed under the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) Rooftop Solar Scheme, released in 2017. This scheme promotes Rooftop Solar Projects for Government Buildings based on the RESCO or OPEX model, in which solar developers like CleanMax Solar construct, own and operate the solar plants under long-term contracts of twenty five years.

Speaking about these recently commissioned government projects, Mr. Andrew Hines, Co-founder, CleanMax Solar stated, “While the early adopters of rooftop solar plants were largely corporates, the last few years have seen a trend wherein Government and educational institutions are also taking significant steps towards becoming sustainable through rooftop solar plants. We are excited to be helping them in realizing these goals. CleanMax Solar has partnered with over 27 government organizations across Maharashtra, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to adopt solar energy. Today, we are honoured that ICAR and BBAU have chosen CleanMax Solar as their sustainability partner ”

On this occasion, CISH Director Dr. S. Rajan mentioned that, “We strongly believe that renewable energy is the future of India and adopting rooftop solar is a hassle-free method to use an alternate form of energy. With the RESCO model, we do not have to invest in the solar plant and at the same time save on our electricity costs.  This project is in line with our institute’s vision to reduce dependency on conventional power and switch towards renewable energy. We are pleased to associate with CleanMax Solar for this project and hope to work in partnership to ensure a sustainable tomorrow. “

In the recent past, multiple government buildings and educational institutions like ICAR Pune, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), National Institute of Technology (NIT) Karnataka at Surathkal,various CPWD buildings like Aaykar Bhawan, Pratishta Bhawan and Customs and Excise building, Pune, Mumbai, and Bengaluru have adopted solar solutions with CleanMax Solar.