Luminous to build India's first green solar panel factory in Uttarakhand

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Luminous Power Technologies on 27 January announced its plan to build the country's first green energy-based solar panel manufacturing factory in Uttarakhand.

An overview of the news

• The new manufacturing plant located in Rudrapur is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2023.

• This state-of-the-art facility will be equipped with the latest technology to design and produce high quality solar panels that will be used for both residential and commercial applications.

• Spread over 4.5 lakh sq ft/10 acres, the facility will help enable a solar generation capacity of 500 MW per annum, which can be scaled up to 1 GW.

• It will produce a range of solar panels with power output from 40W to 600W.

• The plant has been certified as a green facility by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) and will reduce CO2 emissions by over 70 million tonnes per year.

• This solar panel facility is completely robotic and will harness energy from 100 percent solar power.