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08-01-2025 Engineering and Capital Goods

Hitachi Energy - Powering its way to a sustainable future with solar energy

Hitachi Energy - Powering its way to a sustainable future with solar energy

Hitachi Energy, a global leader in sustainable energy solutions, operates across multiple sectors, including utilities, industry, transportation, data centers, and infrastructure. With increasing energy demand and India’s clean energy push, the company aimed to transition to renewables while addressing its high power consumption and space constraints for on-site solar. To support its net-zero goal by 2050, Hitachi Energy partnered with SunSource Energy in 2024 through a 25-year Open Access Solar PPA. SunSource’s 75 MW plant in Karnataka, provides a cost-effective, scalable clean energy solution, ensuring long-term sustainability and operational efficiency. 

Highlights: 

  • Location: Karnataka
  • Contracted Capacity: 4 MWp
  • Solution: Off-Site Solar
  • Estimated CO2 Offset: 18 million kg
  • Year Commissioned: 2024
  • Equivalent Trees Plantation: 35,700