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Continuing its drive towards sustainability and the increasing use of renewable energy sources, PSA Mumbai recently inaugurated a 1 MW solar power plant. The 1.3 hectare facility, featuring rooftop solar panels, is expected to generate around 13% of PSA Mumbai’s annual power requirements and reduce CO2 emissions by over 1,200 tonnes per year.
PSA Mumbai is targeting a 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030, with 2019 as a baseline year. Among other major initiatives underway, the terminal will deploy a fleet of all-electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes and other e-vehicle options for its forthcoming Phase 2 development.
Managing Director of PSA India, Mike Formoso, commented, “The commissioning of this solar farm at PSA Mumbai, and the delivery earlier this month of hybrid rubber tyre gantry cranes to PSA Chennai as it celebrated its 9th millionth TEU handled since the start of the terminal’s operations, underscores our drive to reduce emissions whilst growing PSA India’s volumes and footprint across India.”
PSA Mumbai operates Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals (BMCT), located in Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP) in Maharashtra, India’s largest container gateway. BMCT’s existing Phase 1 development has a quay length of 1000 m and the deepest berths at JNP, capable of handling super post-panamax vessels. When Phase 2 is completed, the terminal will have a berth length of 2000 m and a capacity of 4.8 million TEU annually.
