FMCG biggie Procter & Gamble on Monday said it has commissioned its first in-house solar power plant in India at it’s Hyderabad manufacturing facility. P&G said this is the company’s first manufacturing site in India and only the fifth site globally to house a solar power plant.

The 1MW solar power plant, spread over 16,000 sq mt, comprises nearly 3,000 solar panels and will reduce P&G’s carbon footprint by around 1030 metric tonnes annually, the company said. The Hyderabad site, which is located on the city’s outskirts in Kothur mandal of Rangareddy district, is P&G’s largest manufacturing plant in India. The facility is focused on manufacturing the company’s fabric care brands like Ariel and Tide as well as personal care brand Gillette and babycare brand Pampers.

Commenting on the commissioning of the solar plant, Sachin Sharma, plant head – Hyderabad manufacturing site, P&G India said environmental sustainability is core to P&G’s operations and increasing the use of renewable electricity and improving energy efficiencies is a critical part of that journey.