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Century Ply to meet 15% power needs from solar units by 2018
    Kolkata, Aug 10 (PTI) Plywood major Century Plyboards
India Ltd today said it will be installing solar plants in all
its manufacturing units that will help meet around 15 per cent
of its overall power requirement by 2018.
    The company said it will install solar plants in all
its manufacturing facilities by 2018.
    "This initiative at Century Plys end will save around
15 per cent of the total energy consumption at each plant and
will help in reducing up to 5,900 tonnes of carbon footprint
per year," the company said in a statement.
    Century Plyboards has started drawing power from group
captive wind mill for the Chennai unit, which is another step
towards sustainable green energy, it said. PTI BSM
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