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Tata Power Solar spearheads energy generation expansion forIndia’slargestcarportplant

~Spreadacross20289.9squaremeterarea~offsets1868tonnesofCO2atCochinInternationalAirport

India,25thJuly,2017:TataPowerSolar,India'slargestintegratedsolarcompany,announcedcommissioning of 2.67 MW of solar carport at Cochin International Airport. The projectcomprisedofputtingtogether8472solarpanelson27carportsspreadover20289.9squaremeterofarea.Theentiresolarplantisaimedtowardsreducing1868tonnesofCO2annually.The grid-connected car port plant required high-level engineering and designing skills forassembling themassive carport structures.Additionally, advanced technologyanddesignwasofutmostimportancetomatchandmaintainthequalitystandardsinplace.

Commentingon thecompletion,Mr.V JKurian,ManagingDirector,Cochin InternationalAirport Limited, said“Cochin InternationalAirport Limitedbecame the firstAirport in theworld to be fully powered by solar energy during August 2015. It has now accomplishedanothermilestonebyimplementingIndia’slargestsolarcarport.WeappreciateTataPowerSolar’sprofessionalismandthankthemforcompletingthisprojectinarecordtime.” Commentingontheoccasion,Mr.AshishKhanna,ED&CEO,TataPowerSolar,said“Itisamatterofgreatprideforustobeabletofulfilclient’sobjectiveinmeetingtherequirementof solar panels and in the process setting up of India’s largest carport. The project is abenchmarkintermsofengineeringexpertiseutilizedintermsofcomplexitiesencounteredconsideringthehighwater levels inbackfilled lands.Themodulardesignhashelpedustoexecutetheprojectinarecordtimeandwearelookingforwardtomoreoftheseinitiativesbeingreplicatedinotherairportsandcommercialestablishments.”TataPowerSolarhasbeenconsistentlyrankednumberonerooftopplayerforfouryearsinrunning(BridgetoIndia). It isratedtier-1modulemanufacturerbyBNEF(BloombergNewEnergyFund).Ithasshipped1GWmodulestoover30countries-thefirstIndiancompanytoachievethismilestone.

AboutTataPowerSolar:TataPower Solar,with27 yearsof deepdomainexpertise, is oneof thepioneering solarmanufacturersintheworldandIndia’slargestspecialisedEPCplayer.Foundedin1989,thecompanywasoriginallyformedasajointventurebetweenTataPowerandBritishPetroleumSolar (BP Solar). As a pioneer and market leader in the solar space, headquartered inBangalore,TataPowerSolarnowoperates independentlyasawhollyownedsubsidiaryofTataPower.

As oneof the largest solarmanufacturers in India, TataPower Solar operatesworld-classmanufacturingunitinBangalore,withaproductioncapacityof400MWofmodulesand300MWofcells.Ithascompletedmorethan605MWofground-mountutilityscaleand140MWof rooftopanddistributedgenerationprojectsacross thecountry tilldate. Italsooffersadiverse line of solar solutions for both urban and rural markets – these include rooftopsolutions, solarpumpsandpowerpacksamongothers. TataPowerSolar is committed toenablingsolareverywhereandaimstoprovideenergyaccesstomillionsofpeopleacrossthecountryviaitsintegratedsolarsolutions.Formoreinformationvisit:www.tatapowersolar.comFormediaqueries,pleasecontact:AnkitaChowdhury SnehaSingh/IshaniBhattacharjeeTataPowerSolar Text100Delhi/Text100Bangalore01206102352 +91-9971568911/+91-9874404195E:ankita.chowdhury@tatapower.com E:sneha.singh@text100.co.in/ishani.bhattacharjee@text100.co.in