Saint-Gobain India and Sembcorp join hands for Green Power capacity building

May 19, 2022 5:47 pm

33 MW of locally sourced wind solar hybrid power to Saint-Gobain’s manufacturing facilities in India.

The power to Saint-Gobain’s manufacturing facilities will be supplied through a special purpose vehicle (SPV). In accordance with it, Saint-Gobain India and Sembcorp Green Infra’s (SGIL) subsidiary Green Infra Wind Energy Ltd. (GIWEL) have partnered to sign a long-term wind-solar hybrid energy supply agreement. GIWEL will hold a 74% stake in the SPV, with the remainder stake held by Saint-Gobain India.

Supporting Saint-Gobain’s commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, Sembcorp will supply 33MW of locally sourced renewable power to Saint-Gobain’s manufacturing facilities in Sriperumbudur, Perundurai and Tiruvallur, over the next 25 years.

A.R. Unnikrishnan, Managing Director, Saint-Gobain Glass Business stated, “This is step in line with our purpose of making the world a better home.  We believe in engaging key stakeholders like customers, suppliers, employees and society at large in making this happen.  With like-minded partners like Sembcorp, we are embarking on a low carbon to no-carbon era, a world that all of us can be proud of and for future generations to enjoy.”

Venkat Subramanian, Managing Director, Saint-Gobain Gyproc Business said, “Saint-Gobain businesses across India have focused emphasis on sustainable growth and are aligned with the sustainable energy goals of India. We are excited to have the association with Sembcorp for providing renewable energy sourced locally in India. This association shall further support our aim to manufacture sustainable construction material in India. Aimed at fulfilling the ambitious target of 100% Green Power by 2027-28, the agreement with Sembcorp is also another step in our continued efforts to add more green capacity through collaboration with green power generators and to meet our sustainability targets.’’

Vipul Tuli, CEO of South Asia, Sembcorp Industries said, “The partnership with Saint-Gobain is a strong endorsement of our competitiveness and capabilities in renewable energy, and aligns with Sembcorp’s Brown to Green transformation. By supporting industry leaders like Saint-Gobain in meeting their carbon neutrality goals through such green partnerships, we are demonstrating our long-term commitment to India’s green energy transition. Hybrid wind-solar power is a clean, viable, reliable supply option to support India’s Atmanirbhar manufacturing ambitions.”

Aligning with India’s goals for a Sustainable Economy, Saint-Gobain India has focused its expansion and development goals in line with sustainable and renewable energy targets. Through various initiatives like shifting of high carbon fossil fuels to natural gas, migration of solid fuels to biomass, waste heat recovery & reuse and circularity actions, the Group in India has attained its mid-term goals set for 2025 much ahead of time-to-date, Saint-Gobain India has installed multiple solar plants across locations in India. By the end of 2022, the captive solar plants will replace close to 22 MIL units of electricity required. By 2023, Saint-Gobain India will have 44% of its electricity consumption coming from renewables. Rainwater harvesting, development of urban forest and bio-diversity actions continue to remain key focus areas under climate actions.