Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), India’s public sector oil and gas companies, headquartered in Mumbai has inaugurated a 71 MW DC / 52 MW AC solar plant at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The inauguration took place during India Energy Week in the presence of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and senior BPCL officials. The plant covered 210 acres and included 1.29 lakh solar modules, 1,324 MT of structural steel and 294 km of cabling, with grid connectivity through a 132 kV transmission line. It is expected to generate 103.61 million units of electricity annually and supply power to BPCL refineries in Mumbai, Bina and Kochi. The project is projected to reduce carbon emissions by about 75,150 metric tons is equivalent to planting around 1.25 crore trees.