Ahmedabad airport eyeing solar power to reduce operational expenses

Ahmedabad airport is poised to take off on a power-saving mode by extensive use of solar energy. With the intention to reduce operational expenses, it wants to introduce cost cutting measures. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has installed solar panels on the roof of the domestic terminal at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport towards achieving this objective.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 17 June 2016.

As indicated by AAI officials, the electricity generation capacity of the solar panels installed is 750 kilowatt (KW) per panel. The monthly power consumption of Ahmedabad airport is 22 lakh units and it is expected that these solar panels will help save around 1 lakh units per month.
It is a Rs 4.6-crore project and took one year to put into place. The present consumption of Ahmedabad airport is approximately 25,500 megawatt per year, which works out to around Rs21 crore. Once the solar power initiative is activated, there are possibilities of saving Rs 1 crore- Rs 1.5 crore every year. The savings will increase further once panels are put on the roof of the international terminal.
AAI also has plans to install solar panels on unused land in the airport premises apart from installing LED lights, solar-powered streetlights, and energy appliances with five star ratings.


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