Renewable energy sourcing

Minimising the use of energy in its functions and processes, Tata Motors’ Lucknow plant is leveraging innovation, optimising operations, implementing energy-efficient technologies and adopting energy conservation measures. It is also banking on renewable sources of energy and low-cost automation. Pramod Choudhary, Plant Head - Tata Motors Lucknow said, “Our Lucknow plant has always been cognisant of the need for energy conservation and has been steadily making progress towards attaining 100 per cent renewable energy sourcing for all its operations by 2030.” The plant is known to have increased the share of renewable energy to over 16 per cent in the last two years by installing 4MWp capacity rooftop Solar power panels within the plant premises. Attributing the increased share to the implementation of processes like energy monitoring and analysis by means of data captured through hourly energy report, daily energy report, daily energy audits and monthly energy reports, with these, the company has been able to track, analyse and reduce variations in energy consumption across the board including by a dedicated energy management cell. This is claimed to have helped in reducing the plant’s non-working day energy consumption by over 57 per cent from 33,000 kWh to 14,300 kWh between April 2018 and January 2020. The company aims to further enhance the in-house solar capacity through solar walkways, solar street lights, solar heating, electric vehicle charging station etc. Besides, it is also banking on green energy generated through a Biogas plant. Gradually, the target is to adopt new RE technologies taking renewable energy contribution towards 100 per cent.