CapitaLand India switches on 21 MW captive solar power plant

It can meet the power demand of two million square feet equivalent of office space.

CapitaLand India Trust (CLINT) started the operations of its first captive solar power plant in Tamil Nadu with a total capacity of 21 megawatts (MW).

In a statement, CLINT said the power plant, which can generate over 30 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, will boost the company’s clean energy use by over 70%.

Meeting the power supply needs of two million square feet equivalent of office space, the facility will enable CLINT to reduce its carbon emissions by over 17,000 tonnes.

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“The solar power plant in Tamil Nadu is testament to our increasing adoption of renewable energy. This is central to CLINT’s decarbonisation strategy and in line with our sponsor CapitaLand Investment’s (CLI) commitment to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions for scope 1 and 2 by 2050,” said CLINT CEO Sanjeev Dasgupta. 

“We will continue to actively source green energy to power our portfolio and seek innovations to enhance our sustainability performance throughout our assets’ real estate life cycle, from investment to design, development and operations,” he added.

The company added that the facility could be expanded by 8 MW, and reach 29 MW.