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Case study – Pathway towards Net Water Positivity

Sculpt Partners benchmarked water consumption practices for an EU headquartered renewable energy player in India and recommended optimisation initiatives

Challenge

  • Indian subsidiary of a leading European Union (EU) headquartered energy company
  • Four full-scale plants in India with 200 MW installed solar capacity and an additional 1 GW pipeline
  • Significant and persistent variation in per capita water consumption practices across the solar energy plants
  • Required further investigation to identify root causes and recommend initiatives to optimise water usage

Our approach

  • Conducted a benchmarking assessment to identify water consumption norms for solar Renewable Energy (RE) companies in India
  • Reviewed water consumption practices across the four plants and diagnose underlying issues driving variation
  • Drew insights from contemporary water savings and optimisation initiatives
  • Recommended plant-level initiatives to optimise water consumption and move towards net water positivity

Impact

Water consumption benchmarking framework

Benchmarking gaps with renewable energy peers

Insights from best practices