India
World's first
ever fully solar-powered airport has been launched in the southern Indian state
of Kerala.
Scripting a
new chapter, the Cochin
International Airport
With this, the
airport will have 50000 to 60000 units of electricity per day to be consumed
for all its operational functions, which technically makes the airport
‘absolutely power neutral,’ Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) said in
a release, adding, it is the first airport in the world to operate completely
on solar power.
CIAL had
ventured into the Solar PV sector during March 2013, by installing a 100 kWp
solar PV Plant on the roof top of the Arrival Terminal Block. This was a
trendsetter in the field of grid-connected solar PV in Kerala.
A total of 400
polycrystalline modules of 250Wp with five numbers of 20kW capacity ‘Refu-sol
make string inverters’ were used in this plant. It is a grid connected system
without any battery storage.
After the
successful commissioning of this plant, CIAL installed a 1 MWp solar PV power
plant partly on the roof top and partly on the ground in the Aircraft
Maintenance Hangar facility within the airport premises.
This plant was
installed. 4000 monocrystalline modules of 250Wp with 33 numbers of 30kW
capacity Delta make string inverters were used in this plant, which is the
first Megawatt scale installation of solar PV system in Kerala, the release
said.
Both these
plants are equipped with a SCADA system, through which remote monitoring is
carried out.
The Indian
government has already directed other airports around the country to start
incorporating solar energy into their daily operations.
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