Mobility and technology company Michelin has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions, for the supply of 11 MW solar power at its factory in Thervoy Kandigai, Tamil Nadu.
Florent Chaussade, Plant Director, Michelin Chennai, said that their partnership with CleanMax was one more concrete step by Michelin in India to contribute to their global green mission.
Kuldeep Jain, MD CleanMax, said, “In 2020 CleanMax completed a 4.2 MW onsite solar PV project for Michelin Group, and we have since become their preferred sustainability partner, as seen by this current PPA for this approximately 11 MW solar PV project.”
Michelin India has led numerous green projects in Chennai around its manufacturing plant as part of the Michelin Group’s global green mission of reaching climate targets, and commitment to becoming carbon-neutral by 2050. In 2019, the company set out to shift the facility from fossil fuel-based energy to renewable energy.
Later in 2020, the company installed a roof-top plant covering around 45% of the roof area, delivering 11% of the factory’s energy demands and helping to reduce 9,856 tons of CO2 emissions until January 2023.