INDIA AIRPORTS INSTALLING SOLAR POWER UNITS
July 5th, 2014
THE AIRPORTS Authority of India (AAI) has embarked upon a plan to install solar power systems at several of its airports. “We already have some of the system running at Raipur, Bhopal, Indore, Guwahati, Jaisalmer and Bhubaneswar airports,” Rakesh Kalra, general manager electrical at the authority told Jane’s Airport Review. The target is to generate 50MW of power by the end of next year, he said. India gets bright sun during most part of the year and its existing grid power is unreliable, making onsite solar power an attractive proposition. Each megawatt of ...
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