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Green energy policy at Chennai Airport
Posted on: 12/Dec/2018 10:54:29 AM
Chennai Airport will go green with the new green energy policy that plans to adapt solar power. Authorities decided to buy solar power arrangements replacing the traditional grid for a concessional rate. Initially the airport will adapt the solar power for nine years plan starting from April, 2019. Also several portions of lights are replaced by LED which is more energy friendly and cost effective than traditional grid based lights.
Chennai airport body bought six sets of LED base lights included under the disaster relief category as a part of converting all the energy applications and fixtures to an energy friendly green zone. A total load of 17,550KW at 110kv has been connected from the state government grid with a total consumption for the year 2017-18 as 83.23 million units. Airport authorities plans to reduce the total grid oriented consumption replacing with the new solar based electrical applications.
The new contract will start supplying 18.9216 million units from next year depending on the basic requirement and priorities. The units will be increased gradually from grid consumption to solar energy until a threshold point of 31.5360 million units in 2028-29. The total solar scheme for the power consumption will have a capacity of 12MW to 20MW.
Airport Authority of India (AAI) found out the land for setting up the solar panels followed by the next step of buying the whole set up. Expenses and total input output balances are being checked by the professionals said one of the officials of AAI. Tenders will be released soon and those who win the contract will be redirected for gradual adaptation of solar energy inside the premises of Chennai airport depending on the area based requirement.
The portable LED lights can produce 50,000 lumens consuming only 420 watts. The intensity of those lights are 30 percent more than the older lights and the maintenance work for LED lights takes much lesser time compared to other sources of lights.
