Kochi: Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) has commissioned one of the biggest floating solar power plants in the state with a capacity of 452-kilowatt hour (KWh) in an effort to sustain the airport power positive by using green energy.
With this installation, the total installed capacity of the airport has become 40 MWp helping the airport to produce around 1.60 lakh units of power a day whereby the daily consumption stands around at 1.30 lakh units, said CIAL in an official release.
CIAL's trysts with the experiments in producing green energy achieved another milestone with this installation as the company has introduced cost-effective high-density polyethylene floats; using French technology, upon which 1300 photovoltaic panels were mounted and laid over two artificial lakes located in the 130-acre CIAL golf course. The plants covering a total area of one acre are connected to the KSEB power grid which is to be banked when needed.
The pre-commissioning trials showed that these panels which cost around Rs.2 crores to the company are producing power with maximum output efficiency among the eight solar power plants installed by CIAL at various locations in the airport premises.
18/01/21 ANI/Energyworld.com
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