Azure Power is pleased to announce a momentous occasion:

India’s first private, utility-scale solar power plant is operational and supplying power to 20,000 people and 32 villages in Punjab. In this process, we’re eliminating CO2 emissions equivalent to 550,000 trees!

A long row of our solar panels

The formal inauguration of this “First in India” clean energy source will be held on Tuesday, December 15th at 10:00am.

Azure Power is honored that Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Honorable Union Minister of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India has agreed to inaugurate our plant. We appreciate his thoughtful leadership of India’s ambitious plans to make India the center of the world’s solar energy industry.

We are indebted to Sri S. Sukhbir Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab for attending our inauguration and providing his kind support.

Azure Power executed this facility in record time thanks to the generous support of the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) and the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE). Our success is shared with all of the people who have supported this project.

We look forward to providing additional updates about our plant’s operations and plans in the making for extending Azure Power’s leadership in India’s efforts to establish a future powered by clean, renewable solar energy.

Tags: First in India, Inauguration, India, Photos, Punjab, Solar

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