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By C Shivakumar Published: 19th May 2016 04:56 AM Last Updated: 19th May 2016 07:23 AM

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Chennai Airport set to go Solar, shave off Rs 8crore from power bill

CHENNAI: A 1.5 MW solar power plant will soon become operational at the Chennaiairport, saving Rs 8 crore in annual power expenses for the facility. This would bethe rst time in the history of the airport that it will be generating power for itsconsumption. According to of cials, the installation of the panels on the roof of thecargo terminal has been completed and it will become operational anytime afterthe election verdict is out.

“It would reduce the power bill for us by `8 crore per annum. We are currentlypaying `20 crore to the electricity board every year,” said Deepak Shastri, director,Airports Authority of India, Chennai. In addition to the 1.5 MW power plant, theairport has plans to expand solar power generation on the premises. “We havealready prepared a blueprint for setting up 7.5 MW of solar plants,” said Shastri.

Solar power generation across airports in thecountry was an initiative of the Civil AviationMinistry. The Airports Authority of India, whichoperates 125 airports, had planned to buildsolar power stations in 50 airports. “Thegovernment wanted us to exploit the land fornon-conventional energy production,” saidShastri.

“The Chennai Airport sits on over 4,000 acres ofland and setting up solar plants will not onlyhelp achieve signi cant savings in power bills

over a period of time but also result in substantial reduction in carbon emissions,apart from making airports self-sustainable as far as energy requirement isconcerned,” he added.

Apart from Chennai, Tiruchy and Madurai airports are also planning to set up solarplants.

The project began in May 2014 when a Memorandum of Understanding was signed

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The project began in May 2014 when a Memorandum of Understanding was signedbetween AAI and Solar Energy Corporation of India. Along with Chennai, airports inAhmedabad, Jaipur, Kolkata and Chandigarh had also taken up installation ofsolar power panels. Last August, Kochi became the world’s rst airport to operatecompletely on solar power.

It would reduce the power bill for us by D8 crore per annum. We are currentlypaying D20 crore to the electricity board every year

Deepak Shastri, director, Airports Authority of India

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