Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) instates rooftop Solar Power Plant of 3.35 MW
- Published | 08 February 2019
The solar power plant is installed across 8 rooftops within the airport premises will boom the solar market and is expected to witness positive growth over the forecast period.
India: Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) – operator of the Kempegowda International Airport installed its rooftop solar power project which will generate 3.35 MW power for Bengaluru airport along with 4.7 million units of solar power annually. “As a role model for sustainable progress, the BLR Airport is well on course towards achieving its goal of becoming 100% powered by renewable energy by 2020. To that end, these solar projects will help BIAL reduce the carbon footprint and achieve energy neutrality. The Airport’s consumption from solar power stands at 50 million units through on-site and off-site solar Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) to meet 67% of its annual energy requirements,” said- Lakshminarayanan S, Vice President, Engineering & Maintenance, BIAL.
The plant is installed across 8 rooftops within the airport grounds at Menzies Bobba, Air India SATS, Coolport, and several BIAL office buildings. The plan is expected to generate around 47 lakh units of clean electricity annually in proportion to the reduction of 3,800 tonnes of CO2 emission per year. The fashionable design of the solar panels ensures that the shimmer of the sun should not be reflected, thus avoiding any visibility intrusions in aircraft operations. It has been confirmed by the Sunshot’s engineering team that the solar structure is lightweight, leak-proof, corrosion free and can withstand high wind conditions with ease.
BIAL’s solar project was commissioned into two phases. In the first phase in 2017, solar power installations of 503 KW of rooftop solar, 2.5 MW of ground-mounted solar and 425 KW of car parking were undertaken. During the second phase the installation of 3.35 MW done by Sunshot, In addition, BIAL purchased 20 MUs of solar power through open access from Bosch plant with the capacity 14.4 MWp solar power plant commissioned at Belgavi and has also purchased 20 MUs of solar power through open access from Cleanmax.
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