Kolkata Port Trust Gets First MW Sized Solar Plant, Vikram Solar The EPC

Vikram Solar, one of India’s leading module manufacturers and a prominent EPC solar solutions provider commissioned a 1 Megawatt (MW) solar plant for Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT), The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust. This is KoPT’s first solar plant located at the Haldia Dock Complex, KoPT. It was inaugurated by the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal. The ground mounted captive solar plant of KoPT is expected to generate 1.4 million units of green energy per year.

Speaking on the occasion, Gyanesh Chaudhary, Managing Director, Vikram Solar, said that “We are proud to partner with Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) on their first step towards solarisation. We are confident, KoPT’s commitment towards energy sustainability will inspire other infrastructure development projects and organizations to transition to clean energy sources to meet their power requirements and enable India’s energy security. We hope to partner KoPT in their future ventures towards enhancing their green energy portfolio. As India’s largest solar module manufacturer, we will continue to collaborate with our clients to deliver the best of quality and performance solar solutions, upholding our commitment of enabling clean energy transition in India and across the globe.”

A.Ganesan, General Manager(Engineering) – Haldia Dock Complex, KoPT said, “We are glad for the successful commissioning of the 1 MW solar plant. This is our first step towards green energy adoption and reiterates our commitment towards contributing to the National Solar Mission while reducing our carbon footprint and effectively choosing to restore the climate. We chose Vikram Solar as our green energy partner for this project after assessing their impressive EPC portfolio, reliable and high-quality products and their robust project-execution capabilities. We have further plans to expand our green energy portfolio and we encourage others to select energy sustainability through solar.”

Like most major solar module manufacturers in the country, Vikram Solar has a significant EPC presence. It has 1441 MW+ (commissioned + under execution) EPC capacity. With proven capacity to handle utility scale projects (225 MW for NTPC in Bilhaur-Uttar Pradesh, 200 MW for APGENCO in Ananthapuramu-Andhra Pradesh, 130 MW for NTPC at Bhadla-Rajasthan, 80 MW for GIPCL at Charanka- Gujarat, 50 MW for NTPC at Mandsaur-Madhya Pradesh), besides  airport installations (Kolkata, Calicut, Dibrugarh, Kochi, Gaya, Gondia).

Vikram Solar has been a market leader with a production capacity of 2.5 GW and the company has shipped over 3.5 GW PV modules globally.