HCG installs 2.25 MW solar plant at Davangere

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru:

The Health Care Global (HCG) Hospital, one of the largest cancer care hospital chains in India, has installed a 2.25 megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Karnataka’s Jagaluru village in Davangere district. The newly installed power plant is spread across 7.2 acres of land. The project is HCG’s contribution towards improving environmental and social factors through energy optimization and an attempt to achieve zero emissions.

As a phase 1 initiative solar power project is implemented at HCG’s flagship center in Bengaluru KR Road and HCG Suchirayu Hospital in Hubli. Optimizing energy usage to the fullest, the solar power plant is expected to generate power worth 1,040 lakh units over a period of 25 years and reduce carbon emissions by as much as 76,200 metric tons.

Furthermore, it will result in average annual savings of up to Rs 4.2 crore. In the future, as a part of Phase 2, HCG intends to implement this initiative across all its centers in other regions. The CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions, the implementation partner for the project will be supporting on operations and maintenance services.

Speaking about the energy conservation initiative Dr BS Ajaikumar, Executive Chairman, Healthcare Global Enterprises Ltd said, “Maintaining our planet’s ecosystems is imperative for creating a healthier world for the coming generations and what better sector than healthcare to recognize the criticality of this need. HCG is happy to steer this landmark solar-powered sustainability initiative across our network which will undoubtedly make a lasting contribution to our healthcare sustainability goals and objectives.”