Amplus Solar, a Gurugram-headquartered distributed energy company, has signed an agreement to supply 56 MW of solar power for JK Lakshmi Cement’s cement facility in Durg, Chhattisgarh. It will develop the PV plant to supply power under open access, enabling JK Lakshmi Cement to replace 92 million units with green electricity and reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 88,352 metric tonnes, in the first year itself.
With this switch to solar energy, the Durg facility will meet nearly 80% of its energy requirements through renewable sources.
Amplus Solar provides clean energy solutions to commercial and industrial customers by setting up on-site solar projects (rooftop and ground-mounted) and off-site solar farms. It has also diversified into battery storage, residential solar, and electric vehicle-based logistics solutions. Amplus Solar owns and manages a portfolio of over 1.4+ GW of distributed solar assets and serves 350+ renowned Indian and multinational firms.
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