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Board approves solar capacity rise to 5.7 MW at Puducherry, names CEO for foods division

Board approved adding 700 KW (0.7 MW) solar capacity at Puducherry, taking total from 5 MW to 5.7 MW.

By ScoutQuest · Wed 28 Oct 2026, 11:08 AM IST · 2 min read

Solar capacity addition

700 KW (0.7 MW) at Puducherry, taking total from 5 MW to 5.7 MW

Estimated capital outlay

Rs.4.25 crores to Rs.4.50 crores

Target completion

within 31st March 2027

Solar expansion approved

The Board approved raising the company's solar power generating capacity from 5 MW to 5.7 MW by adding 700 KW (0.7 MW) at Puducherry. The new unit is meant for captive consumption of the foods division at Puducherry.

The existing 5 MW plant sits at Gangaikondan, Tirunelveli District, and is used entirely for captive consumption of the engineering division. That existing capacity is shown as 100 % utilised.

• Estimated capital outlay: Rs.4.25 crores to Rs.4.50 crores
• Financing: internal accruals and long-term loans from bankers
• Target completion: within 31st March 2027
• The proposal is subject to requisite approvals from the concerned authorities under applicable laws

The stated rationale is that the additional plant is expected to result in substantial saving in power cost at the foods division at Puducherry.

Leadership at the foods division

The Board appointed Sri. R. Nandagopal as Chief Executive Officer of the Foods Division (CEO-Foods Division) and Key Managerial Personnel, for a period of 1 (one) year effective from 28th October 2026 to 27th October 2027. The appointment followed the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the approval of the Audit Committee.

His brief profile as given: MA (SW) from Madras University, with experience of over 30 years in HR, Six Sigma, sales and marketing product support for capital equipment, greenfield project management, technology and licence agreements, design and commissioning of greenfield manufacturing facility, and in solar energy systems.

Points a reader may want to track

• The solar addition is an approved proposal that still needs approval from concerned authorities, and the cost is an estimated range rather than a fixed figure.
• The spend of Rs.4.25 crores to Rs.4.50 crores is proposed to be met partly from internal accruals and partly from long-term bank borrowing.
• The benefit described in the update is power cost saving at the Puducherry foods division once the plant is in use; the plant is targeted to be completed within 31st March 2027.
• The CEO role for the foods division is for a fixed one-year term beginning 28th October 2026.

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