Michelin has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions to supply green energy, beginning with its Thervoykandigai plant, increasing the total contribution of renewable energy to 37% from the current 11% and accounting for a reduction of 11,712 tonne of CO2 emissions annually.
Florent Chaussade, Plant Director, Michelin Chennai, stated, “In India, we have been a pioneer in adopting multiple innovative green initiatives both inside and around outside our factory. Our partnership with CleanMax is one more concrete step by Michelin in India to contribute to our global green mission.”
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 tonne of CO2 emissions until January 2023.
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. We are excited to assist Michelin in their quest to become more sustainable by implementing innovative green, clean energy solutions.”
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