Tata Power Delhi Distribution (Tata Power-DDl) has won the prestigious solar innovation and excellence award 2017 under innovative project rooftop scale category. The company has been awarded for taking innovative and positive steps to promote sustainable development of rooftop solar projects in Delhi. The award ceremony was organised by ‘Mission Energy Foundation’ in association with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Praveer Sinha, CEO and MD, Tata Power-DDl, said, “The award bears testimony to our efforts towards adopting and implementing solar power technologies and initiatives for consumer benefit and environmental good. We are honoured and proud to be recognised as one of the leading companies engaged in rooftop solar projects. We will continue our efforts towards enhancing the use of solar power and contribute towards the National Solar Mission, which aims to establish India as a global leader in solar energy”.
A senior official of Tata Power-DDl said that the awards have been primarily introduced to acknowledge and reward the power distribution companies for taking new and positive steps to promote and practice sustainable development techniques that include encouraging rooftop solar projects and the commitment to produce Green Power for a healthier environment. “As per E3 study, Tata Power-DDl area has a potential of 400 MW rooftop solar generations. Tata Power-DDl has reached out to Industrial, Commercial and Domestic consumers for promotion of Rooftop Solar Generation,” he said.