State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has set up a 3.5-megawatt solar energy project to power its airport facility in the eastern suburb of this tech hub, said the defence behemoth on Friday.
According to IANS, HAL said in the statement that the Rs 250 million project will enable them to use solar energy and reduce dependency on conventional sources to power our airport facilities, including the Light Combat Aircract (LCA) Tejas production complex.
Spread over 23 acres with 12,985 solar modules installed, the single-axis tracker based project is ingle-axis tracker based project is the first at an airport in the country. The plant can generate up to 24,000 units of electricity per day depending on sunlight.
HAL Chairman and Managing Director T. Suvarna Raju while unveiling the facility said that the renewable solar project is an example of promoting climate protection and conservation of resources for meeting their energy needs.
The Gurgaon-based Amplus Energy Solutions, which bagged the order through a competitive bidding, has set up the project on turnkey basis at the HAL airport used for military aircraft test flights, VIP aircraft and charted services.
