PG Technoplast inaugurates its flagship AC manufacturing facility in Ahmednagar

19 May 2022 , 01:31 AM

PG Technoplast a wholly owned subsidiary of PG Electroplast PGEL today announced the formal inauguration of its flagship AC Manufacturing facility in Supa Ahmednagar by Baldev Singh Additional Chief Secretary Government of Maharashtra The factory began commercial production earlier this year in January and is the first greenfield facility to come online under the PLI scheme for AC components The facility is manufacturing all kinds of Split ACs ranging from 075T to 20T with installed annual capacities of 15 million IDUs and 1 million ODUs PG Technoplast had received government approval under the Production Linked Incentive PLI scheme for white goods under the air conditioner components category in November 2021 The company had committed a capex of Rs 321 crores over five years through this initiative PGTL has invested Rs 160 crores in operationalizing Phase 1 of the project and has created over 1000 new jobs The facility is manufacturing Room AC Indoor Units Outdoor units plastic moulded components painted sheet metal components heat exchangers cross flow fans and is in the process of setting up manufacturing capabilities of PCB controllers for various Consumer Electronics applications Spread over 300000 ft2 the facility has been designed to be sustainable with several elements to reduce environmental impact The facility will have a 147 MW solar plant water conservation facilities and integrated facility management systems to reduce plastic corrugated and paper waste generation