Maruti Suzuki installed Asia’s largest 20 MWp solar plant at Manesar

 NSE 0.98 % (MSI) on Monday said it has set up a 20 MWp solar power plant at its Manesar-based manufacturing facility. The initiative will contribute 28,000 MW per annum, which is equivalent to the energy required for the production of over 67,000 cars annually. This is Asia’s largest solar carport, according to the business.

Suzuki Motor Corporation, the parent firm of Maruti Suzuki India, inked a memorandum of understanding with Gujarat in March this year, agreeing to invest around 150 billion yen ($1.13 billion) in local manufacturing of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and BEV batteries.