Tamil Nadu does not think only of its own growth, but the growth of the whole country, the State’s Industries Minister, TRB Raaja, said on Thursday.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Sriperumbudur solar module manufacturing plant of the US company, First Solar, Raaja said, “We are not thinking about Tamil Nadu alone when we script the growth of the State. (It is) not about Tamil Nadu alone. We are thinking about the overall growth of India.”
First Solar is putting up a 3.5-GW, $684-million solar module plant at Sriperumbudur, about 40 km West of Chennai.
Raaja complimented First Solar for the fact that 40 per cent of First Solar’s labour force comprised women. The Minister further noted that First Solar had given these workers excellent accommodation, transportation to the factory and two meals for a price of ₹9.
The factory, which is located in an area of high baseline water stress, is believed to be the world’s first net-zero water withdrawal solar manufacturing facility.
