Ernakulam dairy unit to run fully on solar energy soon

The milk processing unit of the Ernakulam Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union is establishing a 2-MW solar farm using its facilities on its Thripunithura premises. Civil works for the project are under way and once they are completed, the Ernakulam dairy plant will be the first milk processing plant in the country to run fully on solar power, said John Theruvath, chairman of the regional milk cooperative.He added that the Thripunithura milk processing unit had around 37 acres of space, including wetlands, which had not been used for any purpose. The solar panels will be mounted on existing roofs in parking area, the main building, and the canteen. There will also be floating solar panels utilising a waterbody on the premises.The solar power generation park will be established with the strong support of the Union government, which has, through the National Dairy Development…

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