ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India increases its solar rooftop capacity to 18.5 MW

As India targets net zero emissions by 2070 and plans to meet 50 percent of its electricity requirements from renewable energy sources by 2030, ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India has taken another significant step towards Green Energy. In line with the VW Group’s global ‘goTOzero’ mission, it inaugurated a 18.5 MW solar-power rooftop at its Chakan plant in Pune, Maharashtra. Besides reducing its dependence on non-renewable energy, this move will help meet the Group’s global target of carbon neutrality at all its sites by 2030. With this augmentation in solar power, the Group’s Chakan facility will produce 26.6 million kWh of energy annually. Piyush Arora, Managing Director and CEO of ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Private Limited, commenting on the milestone said, "As India sets its sights on a greener future, with renewable energy and reduced carbon emissions at the forefront, we are proud to play our part in this transition. The inauguration of one of the automotive industry’s largest solar-power rooftop at our Pune plant is a testament to the Volkswagen Group’s commitment to 'goTOzero' and our efforts towards a carbon-neutral future. After this expansion, the solar-power rooftop will cover up to 30 percent of the plant’s total energy consumption. This milestone, comes