Kolhapur: Kolhapur Zilla Dudh Utpadak Sangh, popularly known as Gokul dairy, has bought 18 acres of land in December from solar park in Karmala tehsil of Solapur district to set up solar power generation plant.
Gokul, the largest co-operative dairy in Maharashtra, applied for Rs 34 crore loan from National Dairy Development Board to set up the solar plant with the help of a specialised firm.
Arun Dongale, dairy chairperson said, “A Pune-based firm is appointed to set up the plant and manage the operations. The plant’s capacity is to generate 6.5 megawatt of power per day. The power will be supplied to the state grid and the dairy will get power at cheaper rates.”
Dongale said that the decision to set up the solar power plant is taken to reduce the power bills. The dairy runs processing facility at Gokul Shirgaon MIDC. Every day dairy collects nearly 12 lakh litres of milk from Kolhapur district.
“We spend Rs 13 crore per year on the power bills. With new plant in place by August 2024, we will save nearly Rs 6.5 crores. The saved cost will be transferred to clear the loans in just five years,” he said.
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Gokul, the largest co-operative dairy in Maharashtra, applied for Rs 34 crore loan from National Dairy Development Board to set up the solar plant with the help of a specialised firm.
Arun Dongale, dairy chairperson said, “A Pune-based firm is appointed to set up the plant and manage the operations. The plant’s capacity is to generate 6.5 megawatt of power per day. The power will be supplied to the state grid and the dairy will get power at cheaper rates.”
Dongale said that the decision to set up the solar power plant is taken to reduce the power bills. The dairy runs processing facility at Gokul Shirgaon MIDC. Every day dairy collects nearly 12 lakh litres of milk from Kolhapur district.
“We spend Rs 13 crore per year on the power bills. With new plant in place by August 2024, we will save nearly Rs 6.5 crores. The saved cost will be transferred to clear the loans in just five years,” he said.
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